bin-


bin-

pref. Variant of bi-1.

bin-

prefix a variant, esp before a vowel, of bi-1: binocular.

bin

(bɪn)

n., v. binned, bin•ning. n. 1. a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like. v.t. 2. to store in a bin. [before 950; Middle English binne, Old English binn(e) crib, perhaps < Celtic; compare Welsh benn cart]

bin-

a combining form meaning “two,” “two at a time”: binocular. Compare bi- 1. [comb. form of Latin bīnī two each, by twos]