bis
4
9.6
An extra performance requested by the audience
- noun
- /bɪs/
:
bis
Synonyms
encore
vsbis
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4.2
An extra performance at the end of a show given after long applause
has identical meaning but is an alternative term used in other contexts
Compounds
bis-phossy jaw
- Archaic
9.9
A serious disease that makes the jaw bone die after working with white phosphorus in match factories
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bis as a noun for an extra performance comes from Latin bis meaning 'twice'. So a bis is an encore — a second performance given because the audience wants the music 'again'.