bis

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adverb

twice.

again (used as an enthusiastic call for the repetition of a musical performance).

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Origin of bis

1810–20; <Italian <Latin; OL duistwice

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bis²

[ bis ]

/ bɪs /

noun

a sheer, often embroidered linen, used in the manufacture of altar cloths.

Also bisso .

Origin of bis

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin byssusbyssus

Other definitions for bis (3 of 3)

B.I.S.

abbreviation

Bank for International Settlements.

British Information Services.

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How to use bis in a sentence

“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
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In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
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John B. Stetson was born in 1830 in New Jersey, the son of a hat maker.
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Just another example of a guy in a John B. Stetson hat saving the day.
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Frequently they are found in alveolar arrangement, retaining the original outline of the alveoli of the lung (Fig. 4, b).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.
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Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
(b) Diseases of the stomach associated with deficient hydrochloric acid, as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer.
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Neantmoins le vieil Membertou, pere du malade, conceut asss l'affaire, et me promit qu'on s'arresteroit tout ce que j'en dirois.
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British Dictionary definitions for bis (1 of 2)

bis

/ (bɪs) /

adverb

twice; for a second time (used in musical scores to indicate a part to be repeated)

sentence substitute

encore! again!

Word Origin for bis

C19: via Italian from Latin, from Old Latin duis

British Dictionary definitions for bis (2 of 2)

BIS

abbreviation for

Bank for International Settlements: an institution, based in Basel, Switzerland, that accepts deposits, makes loans for national central banks, and assists in offsetting speculative movements of funds between the major currencies; set up in 1930

Bosnia-Herzegovina (international car registration)

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