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biology en · NOUN

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/baˈjɔlədʒi/ (South-Asia)
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/ˈbaj(ɵ)lədʒi/ (South-Asia)
/baɪˌɑl(ə)ˈd͡ʒi/ (General-American)
bī-ŏl′-əjē
/baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (General-American)
/baj(ɵ)ˈlɔdʒi/ (South-Asia)
/baɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos 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 Borrowed from New Latin biologia (1766), itself from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “bio-, life”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”). By surface analysis, bio- + -logy. In English, first attested in the modern meaning in the work of English physician Thomas Beddoes in 1799. The term is also recorded in the sense of a biographical history in the work of Dudley Loftus in 1686, but this is considered by the Oxford English Dictionary to be an isolated use. The modern Greek βιολογία (viología) is borrowed from the English term and French biologie via international scientific vocabulary. Piecewise doublet of zoology.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The study of all life or living matter.
- As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds. 2012 January 14, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2013, page 31:
- Near-synonyms: life science, life sciences; see also Thesaurus:biology
(countable, uncountable) The living organisms of a particular region.
- The object of these prizes is to stimulate and encourage original investigation by the aid of the microscope in the biology of North America, and, while the competition is open to all, it is especially commended to advanced students in biology in such of our universities and colleges as furnish opportunity for suitable work. 1893, “Prizes for original work with the microscope”, in Proceedings of the American Microscopical Society, volume 14, page 38:
(countable, uncountable) The structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism.
- the biology of the whale
(archaic, countable, uncountable) A biographical history.
- That a Town has a biology of its own has been, since Freeman and Green, a familiar idea to us. But it was not in England, with its old established central governments, that the idea was likely to arise; and we know what the local history of our old antiquaries was like. 1912, J. H. Rose, C[harles] H[arold] Herford, E[dward] C[arter] K[earsey] Gonner, M[ichael] E[rnest] Sadler, Germany in the Nineteenth Century: Five Lectures, Freeport, N.Y.: Books for Libraries Press, Inc., page 67:

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Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
biologies	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (135)

ur حیاتیات (study of living matter) · sco biologie (study of living matter) · vi sinh vật học (study of living matter) · cmn 生物學 /生物学 (study of living matter) · bn জীববিজ্ঞান (study of living matter) · yi ביאָלאָגיע (study of living matter) · pl biologia (study of living matter) · bua биологи (study of living matter) · ml ജീവശാസ്ത്രം (study of living matter) · gv bea-oaylleeaght (study of living matter) · id biologi (study of living matter) · he ביולוגיה (study of living matter) · qu kawsay yachay (study of living matter) · id ilmu hayat (study of living matter) · sw elimuviumbe (study of living matter) · de Biologie (study of living matter) · uk біологія (study of living matter) · az biologiya (study of living matter) · fi biologia (study of living matter) · bua амин шудалал (study of living matter) · acw أحيا (study of living matter) · fa زیستشناسی (study of living matter) · lt biologija (study of living matter) · cs biologie (study of living matter) · ta உயிரியல் (study of living matter) · ast bioloxía (study of living matter) · yo bàyọ́lọ́jì (study of living matter) · km ជីវវិទ្យា (study of living matter) · mn биологи (study of living matter) · gu જીવવિજ્ઞાન (study of living matter) · yo bàọ́lọ́jì (study of living matter) · kl biologii (study of living matter) · be біяло́гія (study of living matter) · da biologi (study of living matter) · dsb biologija (study of living matter) · ga bitheolaíocht (study of living matter) · ca biologia (study of living matter) · tr canlı bilimi (study of living matter) · ban jiwawidya (study of living matter) · din piöcëpïr (study of living matter) · sw biolojia (study of living matter) · it biologia (study of living matter) · eo biologio (study of living matter) · pa ਜੀਵ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ (study of living matter) · ia biologia (study of living matter) · gl bioloxía (study of living matter) · kw bywonieth (study of living matter) · oc biologia (study of living matter) · tl haynayan (study of living matter) · mn ᠪᠢᠣᠯᠣᠭᠢ (study of living matter) · nb biologi (study of living matter) · et eluteadus (study of living matter) · haw kālaimeaola (study of living matter) · af biologie (study of living matter) · sv fortplantningsbeteende (study of living matter) · as জীৱ বিজ্ঞান (study of living matter) · gd bith-eòlas (study of living matter) · mr जीवशास्त्र (study of living matter) · cy bywydeg (study of living matter) · ru биоло́гия (study of living matter) · mn ᠠᠮᠢᠳᠤ ᠪᠣᠳᠢᠰ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠤᠳᠤᠯᠤᠯ (study of living matter) · ms kaji hayat (study of living matter) · ja 生物学 (study of living matter) · hi जीवविज्ञान (study of living matter) · sv biologi (study of living matter) · ka ბიოლოგია (study of living matter) · cy bioleg (study of living matter) · te జీవశాస్త్రము (study of living matter) · tr dirim bilimi (study of living matter) · hi जैविकी (study of living matter) · br bevoniezh (study of living matter) · kn ಜೀವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (study of living matter) · la biologia (study of living matter) · th ชีววิทยา (study of living matter) · si ජීවවිද්යාව (study of living matter) · kmr zîndewerzanî (study of living matter) · hy կենսաբանություն (study of living matter) · el βιολογία (study of living matter) · nl biologie (study of living matter) · ckb ژینناسی (study of living matter) · hu biológia (study of living matter) · lo ຊີວະສາດ (study of living matter) · my ဇီဝဗေဒ (study of living matter) · mn амин судлал (study of living matter) · sk biológia (study of living matter) · pl biologia (structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism) · tr biyoloji (study of living matter) · iu ᐆᒪᔅᓱᓯᖃᕐᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ (study of living matter) · pdt Läwenslia (study of living matter) · ko 생물학 (study of living matter) · sn ketaupenyu (study of living matter) · nn biologi (study of living matter) · et bioloogia (study of living matter) · bug ᨅᨗᨕᨚᨒᨚᨁᨗ (study of living matter) · kl uumassusililerineq (study of living matter) · io biologio (study of living matter) · ar عِلْم اَلْأَحْيَاء (study of living matter) · dv ދިރުމާބެހޭ އިލްމު (study of living matter) · fa بیولوژی (study of living matter) · sd جِياڀياسُ (study of living matter) · ms biologi (study of living matter) · sq biologji (study of living matter) · yue 生物學 /生物学 (study of living matter) · ps ژوندپوهنه (study of living matter) · ar بِيُولُوجِيَا (study of living matter) · kmr jiyannasî (study of living matter) · hsb biologija (study of living matter) · mt bioloġija (study of living matter) · pt biologia (study of living matter) · be біёлё́гія (study of living matter) · bg биология (study of living matter) · is líffræði (study of living matter) · sh биологија (study of living matter) · sl biologija (study of living matter) · kmr biyolojî (study of living matter) · nan-hbl 生物學 /生物学 (study of living matter) · lv bioloģija (study of living matter) · nah yolizmatiliztli (study of living matter) · hak 生物學 /生物学 (study of living matter) · vo lifav (study of living matter) · mn амьд бодисын судлал (study of living matter) · gur vɔbõnkarẽŋrɛ (study of living matter) · ro biologie (study of living matter) · be біолё́гія (study of living matter) · fo lívfrøði (study of living matter) · tl biyolohiya (study of living matter) · mi mātauranga koiora (study of living matter) · es biología (study of living matter) · fr biologie (study of living matter) · vi sinh học (study of living matter) · eu biologia (study of living matter) · tr yaşam bilimi (study of living matter) · sh biologija (study of living matter) · mn ᠠᠮᠢᠨ ᠰᠤᠳᠤᠯᠤᠯ (study of living matter) · aii ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢ ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܐ (study of living matter)

wikidata: Q420 · wikipedia: Dudley Loftus · wikipedia: international scientific vocabulary · wikipedia: Thomas Beddoes · wikipedia: Oxford English Dictionary

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