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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BIFARIOUS

From Latin bifārius double.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BIFARIOUS

bifarious  [baɪˈfɛərɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIFARIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bifarious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BIFARIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bifarious in the English dictionary

The definition of bifarious in the dictionary is having parts arranged in two rows on either side of a central axis.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIFARIOUS


Aquarius
əˈkwɛərɪəs
Arius
ˈɛərɪəs
Briareus
braɪˈɛərɪəs
calcareous
kælˈkɛərɪəs
carious
ˈkɛərɪəs
denarius
dɪˈnɛərɪəs
Galerius
ɡəˈlɛərɪəs
gregarious
ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs
hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
Marius
ˈmɛərɪəs
multifarious
ˌmʌltɪˈfɛərɪəs
nefarious
nɪˈfɛərɪəs
omnifarious
ˌɒmnɪˈfɛərɪəs
precarious
prɪˈkɛərɪəs
quadrifarious
ˌkwɒdrɪˈfɛərɪəs
Sagittarius
ˌsædʒɪˈtɛərɪəs
Stradivarius
ˌstrædɪˈvɛərɪəs
trifarious
traɪˈfɛərɪəs
various
ˈvɛərɪəs
vicarious
vɪˈkɛərɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIFARIOUS

biface
bifacial
bifacially
bifariously
biff
biffer
BIFFEX
biffin
biffo
biffy
bifid
bifidity
bifidly
bifidus
bifilar
bifilarly
biflagellate
bifocal
bifocaled
bifocals

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIFARIOUS

bi-curious
curious
deleterious
delicious
delirious
furious
glorious
illustrious
industrious
inglorious
injurious
laborious
lugubrious
luxurious
meritorious
mysterious
notorious
serious
spurious
vainglorious
victorious

Synonyms and antonyms of bifarious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bifarious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIFARIOUS

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The translations of bifarious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bifarious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bifarious
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bifarious
570 millions of speakers

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bifarious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bifarious
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

bifarious
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bifarious
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bifarious
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bifarious
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bifarieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bifarious
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bifarious
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bifarious
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bifarious
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bifarious
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bifarious
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bifarious
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विविध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bifarious
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bifarious
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bifarious
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bifarious
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bifarious
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

bifarious
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

bifarious
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bifarious
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

bifarious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bifarious

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIFARIOUS»

The term «bifarious» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.356 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIFARIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bifarious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bifarious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bifarious

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIFARIOUS»

Discover the use of bifarious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bifarious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
Epidendrum spathtilatum, or slieathed epidendrum: leaves bifarious, alternate, approximating ; præmorse, with a doubled tip, coriaceous, scarcely a foot long. 88. Epidendrum vaiiegutum, or varied epidendrum : leaves alternate, spreading,  ...
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Introduction
For instance, let us take one of the proposed new genera, Corradoria, which differs from another, Chauvinia, merely in having bifarious instead of multifarious leaves or ramenta. But the feebleness of this character is shown by several species ...
‎1858
3
Nereis Boreali-Americana: or, Contributions to a history of ...
For instance, let us take one of the proposed new genera, Corradoria, which differs from another, Chauvinia, merely in having bifarious instead of multifarious leaves or ramenta. But the feebleness of this character is shown by several species ...
William Henry Harvey, 1858
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Nereis Boreali-Americana: Chlorospermeæ
For instance, let us take one of the proposed new genera, Corradoria, which differs from another, Chauvinia, merely in having bifarious instead of multifarious leaves or ramenta. But the feebleness of this character is shown by several species ...
William Henry Harvey, 1857
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Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge
For instance, let us take one of the proposed new genera, Corradoria, which differs from another, Chauvinia, merely in having bifarious instead of multifarious leaves or ramenta. But the feebleness of this character is shown by several species ...
‎1858
6
Flora Indica or descriptions of Indian Plants. - Serampore, ...
Leaves bifarious,; leaflets oval. Flowers axillary, peduncled, the male beyond the female. Calyx six-toothed. Berry hid in the enlarged coloured calyx, six. seeded. Parin Nirouri. Rheed. Mal. v. t. 43. Teling. Dawadaree. This is a most beautiful ...
William Roxburgh, 1832
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Flora Indica, Or, Descriptions of Indian Plants
16. V.-turbinatus. Kon. Mss. Arboreous. Leaves bifarious; leaflets oval. Flowers axillary, peduncled, the male beyond the female. Calyx six-toothed. Berry hid in the enlarged coloured calyx, six- seeded. Parin Nirouri. Rheed. Mai. v. t. 43. Teling.
William Roxburgh, William Carey, 1832
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Flora Capensis
56); bulb sub— globose, compressed; tunics thick, bifarious; leaves 2, falcate, produced after the flowers, lingnlate, 9—12 in. long, 3—4 in. broad at the middle, much spotted on the lower part of the back, glabrous on the surfaces, minutely ...
William T. Thiselton-Dyer, 2014
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An encyclopædia of plants;: comprising the description, ...
Leaves bifarious connate spreading at end, Spikes 4 round cylind. 14634 Stems prostrate, Branches dichotomous and fasciculated, Leave* quadrifarious oblong convex acute ap- pressed. Spikes terminal solitary sessile short cylindrical ...
John Claudius Loudon, Mrs. Loudon (Jane), George Don, 1836
10
Flora Medica; a Botanical Account of All the More Important ...
578. Roxb.fi. ind. iii. 659.— Forests and mountains of India. Trunk erect. Branches numerous, ascending ; branchlets bifarious. Leaves simple, alternate, bifarious, short-petioled, oval, entire, smooth, 1-2 inches long, and from J to 1 inch broad.
John Lindley, 1838

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIFARIOUS»

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... an indifferentist." 1704 (Thomas Brown) "Such bifarious anythingarians, that always make their interest the standard of their religion." ... «The Week Magazine, Aug 13»
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10 Reasons We're Thankful For The 2013 SRT Viper
... and wizards to face down the bifarious forces of physics, the nanny state and corporate accounting to transform a venerable war weapon into ... «Jalopnik, Nov 12»

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