symbiosis

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  1. noun Biology A close, prolonged association between two or more different organisms of different species that may, but does not necessarily, benefit each member.
  2. noun A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

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  • That's quite a symbiosis, and one that's commonplace at the better design schools in Europe.
  • It was a kind of symbiosis, which was a fancy word meaning that the two got along great together and helped each other survive. —  Faun ; Games
  • It was a fairly safe bet that the creatures were not accustomed to the idea of symbiosis, at least as the Hunter's race practiced it. —  Clement, Hal - Needle.htm
  • The three of us in our strange symbiosis are immune, but we have to live out here, alone. —  Asimov'sSF,April-May2008
  • Which means that the Bush-bin Laden symbiosis is alive and well, since what bin Laden really wants is to keep America bogged down in Iraq indefinitely. —  Consortiumnews.com
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  1. Greek sumbiōsis, companionship, from sumbioun, to live together, from sumbios, living together : sun-, syn- + bios, life; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek συμβίωσ, σ1ις, a living together, from συμβιοῦν, live together: see symbion.
 

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/sɪmbaɪˈoʊsɪs/
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