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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBiology
/baɪˈɒl.ə.dʒi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The scientific study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution.
"She decided to major in biology to pursue a career in medical research." - 2
The plant and animal life of a particular region or environment.
"The unique biology of the island includes several species found nowhere else on Earth."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'bios' meaning life and 'logia' meaning study of. Coined in German (Biologie) in the late 18th century by Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus and independently by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, before entering the English lexicon.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Biology" is said worldwide
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biologie
Transliteration: byɔ.li.ʒi
"Il étudie la biologie marine à l'université."
Biologie
Transliteration: bioloˈɡiː
"Sie hat Biologie und Chemie studiert."
biologia
Transliteration: bjo.loˈdʒi.a
"Il professore di biologia ha spiegato la mitosi."
biología
Transliteration: bjo.liˈxɾi.a
"La biología celular es una rama fascinante de la ciencia."
biologia
Transliteration: bi.o.liˈʒi.a
"O professor de biologia passou uma tarefa difícil."
जीव-विज्ञान
Transliteration: jiv-vigyan
"विद्यालय में जीव-विज्ञान का एक महत्वपूर्ण विषय है।"
生物学
Transliteration: shēng wù xué
"他对生物学有着浓厚的兴趣。"
생물학
Transliteration: saeng-mul-hak
"우리는 학교에서 생물학을 배웁니다."
生物学
Transliteration: seibutsugaku
"彼女は大学で生物学を専攻しています。"
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