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bis.

twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈbɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈbis]
  1. twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways

    not-comparable
    fallī bis
    Familia mea bis in hebdomade ad ecclesiam it.
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin duis (mentioned by Cicero), from Proto-Italic *dwis, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“in two, twice, doubly”), adverb derived from *dwóh₁ (“two”); compare Ancient Greek δίς (dís), Sanskrit द्विस् (dvís). Doublet of dis-.

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