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[ bahy-oh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural bios.

biography.
biology.

adjective

biographical.
biological:
a bio control service using praying mantises to reduce the population of garden pests.

bio-

a combining form meaning “life” occurring in loanwords from Greek ( biography ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( bioluminescence ).

bio-

combining_form

indicating or involving life or living organisms
biogenesis
biolysis
indicating a human life or career
biopic
biography

bio

/ ˈ��ɪəʊ /

noun

short for biography

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bio¹

1945–50; by shortening; as adj., independent use of bio-, taken as a free form

Origin of bio²

Combining form of Greek ��í�ǲ� life; akin to Latin ��ī��ܲ� living, Sanskrit ��ī��. See quick

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bio¹

from Greek bios life

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Its mission is to offer “intoxicating entertainment with a professional flair,” according to her company bio.

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Forsyth’s bio on the Kennedy Center website says they are a practitioner of theater for social change.

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The community returned with some restrictions applied; cheekily, it now refers to itself in its bio as “White People Twitter BlueSky.”

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She then rented a farmhouse “near Paris,” as her artist bio states.

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Knives were being advertised in posts on Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, with sellers directing buyers in their bio to their Telegram channels - encrypted groups where videos, photos and prices of knives for sale were openly shared.

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