NYT Dictionary
BINARY
/ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/AdjectiveNounBI-na-rybi-na-ry · 3 syllablesGrade 8
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2023
Meaning
Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *dwiznos Latin bīnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Late Latin bīnāriuslbor. Middle English binarie English binary Inherited from Middle English binarie. By surface analysis, bin- + -ary.
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