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bin-
Word Origin
1.
a combining form meaning “two,” “two at a time,” used in the formation of compound words:
binary; binocular.
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Origin of
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Latin
combining form of
Latin
bīnī
two each, by twos
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British Dictionary definitions for
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bin-
prefix
1.
a variant, esp before a vowel, of
bi-
1
binocular
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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bin-
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bin-
pref.
Variant of
bi-
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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