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bidi

UK/ˈbaɪˌdaɪ/

bidi is the clipping of bidirectional.

bidi is the alternative form of beedi.

Meaning of bidirectional

Adjective

bidirectional (not comparable)

  1. Moving in two directions (usually opposite).
  2. Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite).
    • However, statistical modelling paints a different picture. We found that the influence of mental health and ideology on harmful attitudes and beliefs was two-and-a-half times stronger than networking. We also found that mental health and ideology shared a potential bidirectional relationship, with...2024 February 27, Andrew G. Thomas, “Incels Uncovered: How Potent Is the Black Pill?”, in Psychology Today

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Meaning of beedi

Noun

beedi (plural beedis)

  1. A thin, often flavored, Indian cigarette made of tobacco wrapped in a tendu leaf.
    • I always write with the music on and a bottle of good red. And smoke Mangalore Ganesh beedies.1990, Charles Bukowski, “letter, 15 September”, in Abel Debritto, editor, On Writing, Canongate, published 2016, page 198

Adjective capitalized: BiDi

BiDi (not comparable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of bidi (“bidirectional”).

Forms of bidi

Adjective
alternative formbi-di
alternative formBiDi
Noun
pluralbidis

Questions about bidi

What is bidi the clipping of?
Bidi is the clipping of bidirectional.
What part of speech is bidi?
Bidi is an adjective.
How do you pronounce bidi?
Bidi is pronounced /ˈbaɪˌdaɪ/ (UK).

Words near bidi in the dictionary

  1. bidgee-widgees
  2. Bidgeemia
  3. Bidhabidha
  4. bidhook
  5. bidhooks
  6. bidi
  7. bidiagonal
  8. bidiagonalization
  9. bidiagonalizations
  10. bidialectal
  11. bidialectalism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bidi (page history and authors); BiDi (page history and authors); bidirectional (page history and authors); beedi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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