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bis-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
bis-
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

An occasional variant of bi- prefixed to roots beginning with a vowel, as in bisalternate

prefix

A variant of di- used to indicate that the component that does not take the prefix occurs twice in the compound: a bisoxide is of the form B₂O (cf. dioxide for XO₂)

Obsolete

prefix

A variant of di-, used for substitutions of two complex rather than simple units.

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

tris- tetrakis-

Frequently Paired Words

tris- tetrakis-

Questions

What does bis- mean?
An occasional variant of bi- prefixed to roots beginning with a vowel, as in bisalternate

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