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split-level vs. bi-level

split-level

adjective

  1. noting a house having a room or rooms that are somewhat above or below adjacent rooms, with the floor levels usually differing by approximately half a story.

noun

  1. a split-level house.

bi-level

adjective

  1. having two levels of space, as a railroad passenger car with two tiers of seats.
  2. (especially of a house) split-level.

noun

  1. a bi-level house, vehicle, etc.:

    The family moved from a bungalow into a bi-level.