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bifocals

British  
/ baɪˈfəʊkəlz /

plural noun

  1. a pair of spectacles with bifocal lenses

"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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Autofocus lenses could help people who struggle with varifocals or bifocals, says Paramdeep Bilkhu, clinical adviser at the College of Optometrists.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2025

Mr. Barker, his bifocals sliding down on his nose, stood at the dais at the front of the House chamber.

From New York Times Nov. 20, 2022

Among his inventions, which he refused to patent, are the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove and even the eerie-sounding armonica – a musical instrument that used an array of glass bowls.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2022

If you wear bifocals, you may need to lower the monitor by another 1 to 2 inches.

From Seattle Times Oct. 13, 2021

In many cases, they saw students in all four years of their time at the school, from braces to bifocals, pimples to perms.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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