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biology
What does biology mean?
biology (noun): the study of all life or living matter.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where does biology come from?
Borrowed from New Latin biologia (1766), itself from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “bio-, life”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to biology
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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a generally accepted means of exchange
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an account of real or fictional events
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a particular point of time; an instant
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the study of all life or living matter
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