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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

My second-grader, Margot, nearly 8, has a lazy eye and wears dark pink and purple bifocals, which were fogging up.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2020

I remember explaining, ‘Ben Franklin wore bifocals—Ty Cobb was batting champion of the American League when these guys were around—my mother was alive when these guys were alive and she wore bifocals.’

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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