BI | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of bi in English biadjective   informal uk /baɪ/ us /baɪ/ Add to word list Add to word list short for bisexual : romantically or sexually attracted to people of your own gender and people of a different gender: When I was a teenager and came out to my parents, they said they already knew I was bi. His new boyfriend is bi, I think. Compare pan adjective

• They are a bi activist and writer.
• This survey is not a representative sample of the bi community as a whole.
• She emphasizes that, even though she is in a long-term relationship with a man, she is still bi.
• For myself, I use the labels "bi" and "pan" interchangeably, but some people identify more with one or the other.

bi-prefix uk /baɪ-/ us /baɪ-/

bi- prefix (TWICE)

twice, or once every two: We meet bi-monthly (= twice every month or once every two months). Relating to regular periods of time

• afternoons
• annual
• annum
• bi-yearly
• biannual
• circadian clock
• circadian rhythm
• dailiness
• daily
• daily grind
• mornings
• nightly
• nights
• p.c.m.
• p.w.
• semiyearly
• statedly
• triennial
• triennially
• weekly

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bi- prefix (TWO)

having two: a biped (= an animal that walks on two legs) a biplane (= an old-fashioned aircraft with two wings) Numbers: cardinal, including nought & zero

• B, b
• cipher
• deca-
• duodecillion
• fifteen
• five
• forty
• googol
• jillion
• kazillion
• naught
• nineteen
• six
• sixty
• ten
• thirteen
• thirty
• unit
• zero
• zillion

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Translations of bi

in Chinese (Traditional) 雙性戀的（bisexual 的縮寫）, 兩次, 每…兩次… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 双性恋的（bisexual 的缩写）, 两次, 每…两次… See more in Spanish forma abreviada de "bisexual":, bisexual, bi… See more in Portuguese bí-, bi-… See more Need a translator?

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• bi-fold
• Bi, at bismuth
• billi bi
• bi-yearly
• bi-curious
• bi-color, at bicolored
• bi-colour, at bicoloured

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