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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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adj
Abbreviation of intraosseous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: emergency-medicine, medicine, sciences
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intj
An exclamation of joy or triumph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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name
The daughter of Inachus river god, and a lover of Zeus, turned by the latter into a heifer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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name
A moon of Jupiter, known for its volcanic activity, peppered with about 400 active volcanoes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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name
85 Io, a main belt asteroid; the asteroid shares its name with the Jovian moon
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
Initialism of input and output.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: business, computing, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences
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noun
Initialism of indirect object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Initialism of intelligence officer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of incident officer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of investigation officer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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noun
Initialism of international organization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: international law
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noun
A type of moth, the io moth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the closest of Jupiter's moons; has active volcanoes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Galilean satellite, Galilean
noun
(Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: maid, maiden
History
From Latin iō; compare Ancient Greek ἰώ (iṓ, “oh!”).
Borrowed from Latin Io, from Ancient Greek Ἰώ (Iṓ).
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἰώ (Iṓ, “Io”).
Across languages
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