Standard Lemma guide

biologically

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: B AY0 AH0 L AA1 JH IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a biological manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

With regard to biology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

with respect to biology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • biologically related

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English biological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English biologically From biological + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: biologicznie — in a biological manner
  • Catalan: biològicament — with regard to biology
  • Estonian: bioloogiliselt — with regard to biology
  • French: biologiquement — with regard to biology
  • Galician: bioloxicamente — with regard to biology
  • Italian: biologicamente — with regard to biology
  • Occitan: biologicament — with regard to biology
  • Polish: biologicznie — with regard to biology
  • Portuguese: biologicamente — with regard to biology
  • Russian: биологи́чески (biologíčeski) — with regard to biology
  • Spanish: biológicamente — with regard to biology
  • Turkish: biyolojik olarak — with regard to biology
  • Ukrainian: біологі́чно (biolohíčno) — with regard to biology
Real reading context

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