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bis¹

  • /baɪz/

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of bi

bis²

  • /bɪs/

Rhymes with -ɪs

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).

adverb

  1. not comparable Twice; showing that something is, or is to be, repeated, such as a passage of music, or an item in accounts. Article 15 bis of the Rome Statute ("Exercise of jurisdiction over the crime of aggression (State referral, proprio motu)") lays down, in ten paragraphs, special procedural rules for the initiation of an individual prosecution on charges under Article 8 bis of the Statute (for a comprehensive examin

BiS³

noun BiSs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of best in slot (“the best piece of equipment a character is able to equip in a certain equipment slot”).

BIS⁴

proper noun

  1. UK, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Until recently, the BIS has not asked colleges to submit audited accounts and demonstrate a financially sustainable business plan. […] What is certain is that the size of the outlay caught BIS off guard and the impact has already been felt by students at established universities.

noun BISs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of behavioral inhibition system
  2. alternative Alternative form of BiS

adjective

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of best in slot

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bismuth, duplicate, twice, refined, repetitive, vim, repeated, repeatedly, again, through, till, encore, before, ter, hitherto, sib

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APA

bis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bis

Chicago

"bis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bis.

BibTeX
@misc{bis_2026,
  title = {bis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}