English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 13

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Hello everyone, in our Lesson 12, we learnt about the prefix be.  Be represents the meaning throughly; to make. Today we shall see the prefixes bi, bin, bis. Happy Reading :)

Day 13 : Bi, Bin, Bis

• bi, bin,bis - two, twice

Let's try to understand these with some examples....

1. bicycle (noun) = a two wheeled vehicle for travel by foot-power. 
• bi - Prefix = two
• cycle (kuklos) - Root = wheel
2. binocular (adjective) = an instrument with two eyes.
• bin (bini) - Prefix = two together
• ocul (oculus) - Root = eye
  
• ar - Suffix = thing that

Let's have a look at some more words with bi, bin, bis prefixes, for better understanding.

1. bifocal = having two lenses
2. bilingual = using two languages
3. bilateral = involving two groups or countries
4. bimonthly = something that occurs every two months
5. bisect = to divide something into two equal parts
6. bipedal = an animal that walks on two legs
7. bigamy = the crime of marrying a person while already legally married to someone else (2nd marriage)
8. biannual =  happening twice a year:

Home Work :

Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.

1. poly-
2. se-
3. trans-
4. un-

a. not

b. across

c. apart

d. many

Try to match the above elements with given meanings.  Solve it on your own and

That's all for today guys..... Thank you :)

You can read Old Lessons of this series from here

 

Shraboni Chakraborty

Asstt. Professor

English and Foreign Languages University,

Hyderabad

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