bis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of bi
adv
  1. Twice; showing that something is, or is to be, repeated, such as a passage of music, or an item in accounts.
noun
  1. Initialism of best in slot (“the best piece of equipment a character is able to equip in a certain equipment slot”).
name
  1. Initialism of Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
noun
  1. Alternative form of BiS.

Pronunciation

/baɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-bis (1).wav /bɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-bis (2).wav

Word forms

bis BiSs

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).

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