Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - bi-
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1. Bi- is used at the beginning of nouns and adjectives that have ‘two’ as part of their meaning. ...a bi-cultural society. PREFIX 2. Bi- is used to form adjectives and adverbs indicating that something happens twice in a period of time or happens once in two periods of time that follow each other. Students meet biweekly to discuss their experiences. ...a bimonthly magazine. PREFIX ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Latin — more at twi- 1. a. two bilateral b. coming or occurring every two bicentennial c. into two parts bisect 2. a. twice ; doubly ; on both sides biconvex b. coming or occurring two times biannual — compare semi- 3. between, involving, or affecting two (specified) symmetrical parts bilabial 4. a. containing one (specified) constituent in double the proportion of the other constituent or in double the ordinary proportion bicarbonate b. di- 2 biphenyl Usage: Many people are puzzled about bimonthly and biweekly, which are often ambiguous because they are formed from both senses 1b and 2b of ~. This ambiguity has been in existence for nearly a century and a half and cannot be eliminated by the dictionary. The chief difficulty is that many users of these words assume that others know exactly what they mean, and they do not bother to make their context clear. So if you need bimonthly or biweekly, you should leave some clues in your context to the sense of ~ you mean. And if you need the meaning “twice a,” you can substitute semi- for ~. Biannual and biennial are usually differentiated. II. combining form or bio- Etymology: Greek, from bios mode of life — more at quick 1. life ; living organisms or tissue bioluminescence biosphere 2. biographical biopic ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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comb. form (often bin- before a vowel) forming nouns and adjectives meaning: 1 having two; a thing having two (bilateral; binaural; biplane). 2 a occurring twice in every one or once in every two (bi-weekly). b lasting for two (biennial). 3 doubly; in two ways (biconcave). 4 Chem. a substance having a double proportion of the acid etc. indicated by the simple word (bicarbonate). 5 Bot. & Zool. (of division and subdivision) twice over (bipinnate). Etymology: L ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. образует прилагательные и существительные (изредка - глаголы) со значением двойное, дважды bifocal —- двухфокусный bilateral —- двусторонний bilingual —- двуязычный bivalve —- двустворчатый biaxial —- двухосный biconvex —- двояковыпуклый binaural —- бинауральный (слышимый обоими ушами) bicycle —- велосипед bicarbonate —- бикарбонат biplane —- биплан bisect —- разрезать пополам ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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pref. дву(х)- bi-cameral - двухпалатный bi-monthly - а) выходящий раз в два месяца; б) выходящий два раза в месяц ...Англо-русский словарь
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