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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The Portland, Oregon, native and her husband, Scott, are the parents of two daughters, Ellie and Abby, according to her bio in the SCU athletic department directory. Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024 Fans speculated the two had split after Yazdi deactivated her Instagram and rejoined the social media platform leaving out Brown’s last name from her bio. Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024 People mention kink in social-media bios, in dating profiles. R. O. Kwon, TIME, 17 May 2024 Conroy, similar to Pondexter, played at Washington in the 2000s while Cohen was a department employee, and Pondexter cited Conroy as a mentor in his previous bio at Washington. Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 16 May 2024 The artwork from local Detroit and PLC students displayed throughout the large scale activations; each piece displayed the artist’s bio and details about the work. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 May 2024 The page’s full title and bio both label it as a parody account. Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 After the Union-Tribune emailed charter schools on her bio asking about their relationship with religious program vendors, the line listing the charter schools was removed from Janse van Rensburg’s bio on Thrive’s website. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024 The two have been together since meeting in 2005 at a San Antonio Spurs game, where Tamara was a Silver Dancer, according to a bio. Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bio was in 1947

Dictionary Entries Near bio

Cite this Entry

“Bio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bio. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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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