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bios.

plural of bio

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. plural of bio

    form-of · plural
  2. A vitamin essential for the growth of yeast, since found to be several B vitamins.

    obsolete
noun
  1. A particular mode of life, a qualified life.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life, the good life”), first distinguished in this particular sense by Giorgio Agamben. Doublet of jiva and quick.

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