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bis
1[ bis ]
bis
2[ bis ]
noun
- a sheer, often embroidered linen, used in the manufacture of altar cloths.
B.I.S.
3abbreviation for
- Bank for International Settlements.
- British Information Services.
bis
1/ bɪs /
adverb
- twice; for a second time (used in musical scores to indicate a part to be repeated)
sentence substitute
- encore! again!
BIS
2abbreviation 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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Origin of bis1
C19: via Italian from Latin, from Old Latin duis
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