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bis

  (bĭs) pronunciation
adv. Music.

Again; twice. Used as a direction to repeat a passage.

interj.

Used to request an additional performance.

[French or Italian, both from Latin.]


 
 
Computer Desktop Encyclopedia: bis

Second version. It means twice in Old Latin, or encore in French. Ter means three. For example, V.27bis and V.27ter are the second and third versions of the V.27 standard.


 
Medical Dictionary: bis–

pref.
  1. Two; twice: bisalbuminemia.
  2. Having two identical but separated complex chemical groups in one molecule: 1,4-bis(5-phenyloxazol-2-yl)-benzene.
 
Abbreviations: BIS
is short for:

Meaning Category
Bachelor Of Incisor StudiesAcademic & Science->Academic Degrees
Bachelor Of Information SciencesAcademic & Science->Academic Degrees
Bank Of International SettlementsBusiness->Mortgage
Bank for International SettlementsBusiness->International Business
Business->Stock Exchange
Barrister Information Systems CompanyBusiness->AMEX Symbols
Battlefield Information SystemGovernmental->Military
Battlespace Information SystemGovernmental->Military
Best In ShowMiscellaneous->Awards & Medals
Binary Individual StreamComputing->Networking
BislamaRegional->Language Codes (3 Letters)
Bismarck, North Dakota USARegional->Airport Codes
BismuthMedical->Physiology
Boot Integrity ServiceComputing->Security
Bridge Information SystemsBusiness->Firms
British Interplanetary SocietyAcademic & Science->Astronomy
Broker Information SystemBusiness->Stock Exchange
Building Industry ShowAcademic & Science->Electronics
Built In StandardComputing->Networking
Bureau of IndustryGovernmental->US Government
Business Improvement Services LimitedBusiness->General
Business Information SystemComputing->General
Business Internet ServicesBusiness->General

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