adv
bis
bihs
adv
1
Used to mark that something should be repeated, especially in music or numbered lists.
"The score was marked "bis" to signal the passage should be played twice."
How to Use Bis
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA term meaning "repeat" or "again", mostly seen in music notation or formal lists.
When to use it
Formal/technical — mostly found in music scores and numbered documents (e.g. "12 bis").
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The score was marked "_____" to signal the passage should be played twice.
Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin bis, meaning "twice".