Origin: 1650–60; < Late Latinbifārius twofold, double, derivative (see -ious) of Latinbifāriam (adv.) in two parts or places, equivalent to bi-bi-1 + -fāriam (perhaps derivative of *fās utterance, thus orig. “having two expressions”; see infant); cf. multifarious
botany having parts arranged in two rows on either side of a central axis
[C17: from Latin bifārius double]
bi'fariously
—adv
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Bifariouslyis always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.