"symbiosis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /sɪmbaɪˈoʊsɪs/ [General-American], /sɪmbiˈoʊsɪs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-symbiosis.wav [US] Forms: symbioses [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊsɪs Etymology: From Ancient Greek συμβίωσις (sumbíōsis, “living together”). By surface analysis, sym- + -biosis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|συμβίωσις|t=living together}} Ancient Greek συμβίωσις (sumbíōsis, “living together”), {{surf|en|sym-|-biosis}} By surface analysis, sym- + -biosis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|symbioses}} symbiosis (countable and uncountable, plural symbioses)
  1. A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-symbiosis-en-noun-cGSYyXuT
  2. A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.
    (ecology) A close, prolonged association between two or more organisms of different species that normally benefits both members. An interspecies cooperation.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ecology
    Sense id: en-symbiosis-en-noun-RiYCsFWt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sym- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 30 30 13 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sym-: 7 25 29 19 21 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
  3. (biology) A close, prolonged association between two or more organisms of different species, regardless of benefit to the members. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-symbiosis-en-noun-rjJ5BCsu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sym-, English terms suffixed with -biosis Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 30 30 13 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sym-: 7 25 29 19 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -biosis: 2 24 31 23 21 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  4. The state of people of different types, races, cultures, communities, etc., living together. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-symbiosis-en-noun-4JCovlbZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sym- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 30 30 13 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sym-: 7 25 29 19 21
  5. The occurrence of two different or opposing things in the same time and place. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-symbiosis-en-noun-mbtRyvGa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sym- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 30 30 13 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sym-: 7 25 29 19 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: semiosis, symbiont, symbiote Translations (relationship of mutual benefit): تَكَافُل (takāful) [masculine] (Arabic), simbiosis [feminine] (Asturian), simbioz (Azerbaijani), сімбіёз (simbijóz) [masculine] (Belarusian), симбиоза (simbioza) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ဆင်ဗိုင်အိုစစ် (hcangbuing-uicac) (Burmese), simbiosi [feminine] (Catalan), 共生 (gòngshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), symbióza [feminine] (Czech), symbiose [common-gender] (Danish), symbiose [feminine] (Dutch), sümbioos (Estonian), symbioosi (Finnish), symbiose [feminine] (French), simbiose [feminine] (Galician), სიმბიოზი (simbiozi) (Georgian), Symbiose [feminine] (German), סימביוזה (simbyoza) [feminine] (Hebrew), szimbiózis (Hungarian), simbiosis (Indonesian), simbiosi [feminine] (Italian), 共生 (kyōsei) (Japanese), ಸಹಜೀವನ (sahajīvana) (Kannada), селбесу (selbesu) (Kazakh), 공생 (gongsaeng) (alt: 共生) (Korean), symbiosis [feminine] (Latin), simbioze [feminine] (Latvian), simbiosis (Malay), സഹജീവനം (sahajīvanaṁ) (Malayalam), همزیستی (hamzisti) (Persian), symbioza [feminine] (Polish), simbiose [feminine] (Portuguese), симбио́з (simbióz) [masculine] (Russian), simbiosis [feminine] (Spanish), symbios [common-gender] (Swedish), salighayan (Tagalog), ஒன்றிய வாழ்வு (oṉṟiya vāḻvu) (Tamil), симбіо́з (symbióz) [masculine] (Ukrainian), cộng sinh (alt: 共生) (Vietnamese)

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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "takāful",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "تَكَافُل"
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      "code": "ast",
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      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "simbiosis"
    },
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "simbioz"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "simbijóz",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сімбіёз"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "simbioza",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "симбиоза"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hcangbuing-uicac",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "ဆင်ဗိုင်အိုစစ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "simbiosi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gòngshēng",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "共生"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "symbióza"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "symbiose"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "symbiose"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "sümbioos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "symbioosi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "symbiose"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "simbiose"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "simbiozi",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "სიმბიოზი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Symbiose"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "simbyoza",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "סימביוזה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "szimbiózis"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "simbiosis"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "simbiosi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyōsei",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "共生"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "sahajīvana",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "ಸಹಜೀವನ"
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    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
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      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "селбесу"
    },
    {
      "alt": "共生",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gongsaeng",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "공생"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "symbiosis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "simbioze"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "simbiosis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "sahajīvanaṁ",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "സഹജീവനം"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "hamzisti",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "همزیستی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "symbioza"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "simbiose"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "simbióz",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "симбио́з"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "simbiosis"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "symbios"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "salighayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "oṉṟiya vāḻvu",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "ஒன்றிய வாழ்வு"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "symbióz",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "симбіо́з"
    },
    {
      "alt": "共生",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "relationship of mutual benefit",
      "word": "cộng sinh"
    }
  ],
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    "symbiosis"
  ],
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}

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