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biosis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: B IY0 OW1 Z IH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: B IY0 OW1 S IH2 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Life; vitality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: abiosis

History

Etymology

From New Latin, using Ancient Greek roots; related to symbiosis and -biosis (which see).