biologically

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US /ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkli/ UK /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkli/ See IPA manual

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in a way relating to biology or living organisms

The two species are biologically incapable of interbreeding.

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1 adv · in a way relating to... organically physiologically

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synthetically artificially

Word family

Related forms biology biological biologic

Etymology

From biological (from biology: Greek bios 'life' + -logia 'study') + the adverbial suffix -ly.

bíos Ancient Greek -logía Ancient Greek

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# biologically

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkli
**IPA (UK):** ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkli

## Meanings
1. in a way relating to biology or living organisms

## Examples
- The two species are biologically incapable of interbreeding.

## Synonyms
- organically
- physiologically

## Antonyms
- synthetically
- artificially

## Related Forms
- biology
- biological
- biologic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bíos
- Root: -logía

## Etymology
From biological (from biology: Greek bios 'life' + -logia 'study') + the adverbial suffix -ly.

## AI Etymology
Biologically comes from biological (from biology: Greek bios 'life' + -logia 'study') + the adverbial suffix -ly. The historical trail runs through bíos in Ancient Greek and -logía in Ancient Greek. Morphologically, biologically is transparent: it draws on biological (from biology: Greek bios 'life' + -logia 'study') + the adverbial suffix -ly. Used as an adverb, biologically now means "in a way relating to biology or living organisms", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as biology, biological, and biologic. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

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