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bio noun [ ˈbʌɪəʊ ]

• a biography or short biographical profile of someone.
• "an unauthorized bio"

bio adjective

• biographical.
• "you can find bio information and photos on her website"
Origin: 1920s: abbreviation.

bio noun

• biology.
• "I majored in bio and I'm waiting to see about med school"

bio adjective

• biological.
• "dogs are used at the airport to sniff out plant and other bio materials"
Origin: 1940s: abbreviation.

bio- combining form

• relating to life.
• "biosynthesis"
Origin: from Greek bios ‘(course of) human life’. The sense is extended in modern scientific usage to mean ‘organic life’.


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