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bicameral

[bahy-kam-er-uhl]

Origin

adjective Government.

having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.

Origin:
1825–35; bi-¹ + Latin camer(a) chamber + -al¹

Related forms

bi·cam·er·al·ism, noun

bi·cam·er·al·ist, noun

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World English Dictionary

bicameral (baɪˈkæmərəl)

—*adj*
	(of a legislature) consisting of two chambers

[C19: from bi-¹ + Latin camerachamber]

bi'cameralism

—n

bi'cameralist

—n

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Word Origin & History

bicameral

"having two chambers," 1832, from bi- "two" + L.L. camera "chamber" (see camera) + -al (1).

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Medical Dictionary

bicameral bi·cam·er·al (bī-kām'ər-əl)
adj.
Composed of or having two chambers, especially an abscess divided by a septum.

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