Etymology

symbiotic

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Today it means: Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together. Full definition →

Ancient Greek συμβίωσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσυμβίωσις
  2. English todaysymbiotic

From symbiosis + -tic, from Ancient Greek συμβίωσις (sumbíōsis), from σύν (sún, “with”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).

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