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bi⋅cam⋅er⋅al

  [bahy-kam-er-uhl]
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–adjective Government.
having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.
Origin:
1825–35; bi- 1 + L camer(a) chamber + -al 1

Related forms:
bi⋅cam⋅er⋅al⋅ism, noun
bi⋅cam⋅er⋅al⋅ist, noun
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bi·cam·er·al   (bī-kām'ər-əl)   
adj.  
  1. Composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches: a bicameral legislature.
  2. Medicine Composed of or having two chambers, as an abscess divided by a septum.

[bi-1 + Latin camera, chamber; see chamber + -al1.]
bi·cam'er·al·ism n.
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Bicameral

Bi*cam"er*al\, a. [Pref. bi- + camera.] Consisting of, or including, two chambers, or legislative branches. --Bentham.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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bicameral 
1832, from bi- "two" + L.L. camera "chamber" (see camera).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: bi·cam·er·al
Pronunciation: "bI-'ka-m&-r&l
Function: adjective
: having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers bicameral legislature> —bi·cam·e·ral·ism /"bI-'ka-m&-r&-"li-z&m/ noun —bi·cam·er·al·i·ty /"bI-"ka-m&-'ra-l&-tE/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: bi·cam·er·al
Pronunciation: (')bI-'kam-(&-)r&l
Function: adjective
: having two chambers
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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