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symbiosis

noun
/sɪmbaɪˈoʊsɪs/US

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συμβίωσις (sumbíōsis, “living together”). By surface analysis, sym- + -biosis.

  1. derived from συμβίωσις — “living together”

Definitions

  1. A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.

  2. The close and long-term relationship or interaction between two or more different species.

  3. The state of people of different types, races, cultures, communities, etc., living…

    The state of people of different types, races, cultures, communities, etc., living together.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The occurrence of two different or opposing things in the same time and place.

      • In this peculiar and deadly symbiosis the presence of warfare stimulates trade and the presence of trade stimulates warfare.

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Derived

aposymbiosis, asymbiosis, chemosymbiosis, contingent symbiosis, ectosymbiosis, endosymbiosis, episymbiosis, exosymbiosis, parasymbiosis, photosymbiosis, phylosymbiosis, presymbiosis, symbiology, Symbionese, symbiosism, symbiosome, symbiotic

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for symbiosis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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