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bifarious

/baɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/

bifarious adjective: twofold, double.

Adjective

bifarious (not comparable)

  1. twofold, double
  2. ambiguous
  3. In two rows (on opposite sides of a branch etc.)

Origin of bifarious

From Latin bifārius (“twofold, double”), back-formed from the adverb bifāriam.

Words formed from bifarious

Questions about bifarious

What does bifarious mean?
Bifarious means twofold, double.
What part of speech is bifarious?
Bifarious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce bifarious?
Bifarious is pronounced /baɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/.

Words near bifarious in the dictionary

  1. bifactorial
  2. bifactors
  3. bifan
  4. bifanged
  5. bifans
  6. bifarious
  7. bifariously
  8. BIFAs
  9. bifascicular
  10. BIFC
  11. bifemelane

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