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The definition of a bio is a short story written about a person's life.

(noun)

An example of a bio is a few paragraphs describing a person's life history.

Bio means of life or living things.

(prefix)

An example of bio is biography which is the story of a person's life.

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noun pl. bios

a biography, often a very brief one

adjective

Informal biographical

life, of living things, biological: biography, biochemistry

Origin: Gr < bios, life < IE base *gwei-, to live > quick, L vivere, to live, vita, life, OIr biu, living, Gr bioun, to live, zōion, animal

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noun pl. bi·os
Informal

A biography.
A biographical sketch or outline.

or bi-

prefix

Life; living organism: biome.
Biology; biological: biophysics.

Origin:

Origin: Greek

Origin: , from bios, life; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots

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