bio

1 of 2

noun

plural bios
: a biography or biographical sketch

bio-

2 of 2

prefix

Examples of bio in a Sentence

Noun you can read a bio of the author on her home page
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Noun
After the violence, the Minnesota Legislature removed lawmakers’ home addresses from its website, though not all legislators’ addresses were included in their online bios. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 19 June 2025 According to his Blue Origin bio, Larson has worked as a teacher in the U.S. Army, and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1968. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 June 2025 Many of the users linked directly to Telegram channels in their posts or their account bios and included explicit references to CSAM. Ben Goggin, NBC news, 18 June 2025 If the fosters talked back to the bios, the parents brought out a whooping belt. Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bio

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bio was in 1947

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“Bio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bio. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

bio-

combining form
1
: life
biosphere
2
: living organisms or tissue
biochemistry
Etymology

Combining form

from Greek bi-, bio- "life"

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