"bios" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} bios
  1. plural of bio Tags: form-of, plural Form of: bio
    Sense id: en-bios-en-noun-t-ei9JlX
  2. (obsolete) A vitamin essential for the growth of yeast, since found to be several B vitamins. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-bios-en-noun-oPJ-UohY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 70 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: diplobios, geobios, halobios, limnobios
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: bioi [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek βίος (bíos). Doublet of jiva and quick. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|βίος}} Ancient Greek βίος (bíos), {{doublet|en|jiva|quick}} Doublet of jiva and quick Head templates: {{en-noun|bioi}} bios (plural bioi)
  1. In the philosophy of Giorgio Agamben, a particular mode of life; "qualified life", as opposed to the bare life or zoe.
    Sense id: en-bios-en-noun-~oxSDflK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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