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bis

Pronunciation: /bi/

“bis” is a French word. Its 8 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. beige (colour)
  2. brown (of bread that contains bran)
  3. alternative, secondary

adverb

  1. again (a second time); encore
  2. A; designating a second thing with the same number

noun

  1. encore
  2. kiss

interjection

  1. used to request an encore

In French

  1. Qui est d’un gris beige foncé ou clair.
  2. Qui contient un peu de son, en parlant d’un pain; semi-complet.
  3. Une seconde fois, répétez, recommencez.
  4. Secondaire, additionnel.
  5. Qui est d’un second choix.
  6. Rappel des spectateurs à jouer ou chanter une seconde fois.
  7. ancienne unité de masse de l’Inde et du Sud-Est asiatique. Selon le lieu, valait entre 1,3606 et 4,5354 kilogrammes.

Etymology

From Latin bysseus (“cotton-coloured”), from Latin byssus (“linen”); cf. Italian bigio.

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