Used in a Sentence

zoon

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for zoon.

Editorial note

The Greeks thought that there were two levels of humanity: zoon bios (biological life) and zoon politicon (political life).

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(biology) A distinct organism.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of zoon gathered in one view.

noun

(biology) A distinct organism.

noun

(biology) Any individual produced from a single egg.

noun

(biology) The individuals collectively produced from a single egg, also called a compound animal.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for zoon.

noun

(biology) A distinct organism.

noun

(biology) Any individual produced from a single egg.

noun

(biology) The individuals collectively produced from a single egg, also called a compound animal.

noun

(biology, uncommon) Any of the individuals of a compound organism.

Example sentences

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The Greeks thought that there were two levels of humanity: zoon bios (biological life) and zoon politicon (political life).

2

It must be understood that while the majority of Zoon cannot lie they have great respect for any Zoon who can say that the world is other than it is, and the Liar holds a position of considerable eminence.

3

He represents his tribe in all his dealings with the outside world, which the average Zoon long ago gave up trying to understand.

4

The wealthiest people I know are philanthropist that spend their day on zoon meetings to decide who get the grant.

5

None of this is new, the Ancient Greeks knew this (zoon politikon).

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First world problems and all, but it would be nice if Zoon let you partition off a part of a display (instead of all or nothing).

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He said we are political animals (zoon politikon) who naturally form communities, such as the polis (city-state), to achieve common goals and virtue.

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Everyone universally loved the zoon and the windows phone.

9

I can't help but quote Terry Pratchett in Equal Rites, where he's talking about the Zoon tribe, who genetically cannot tell a lie.

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That said, the current system is broken, so while this particular site is gone, z-library and anna's archive live on and won't be getting taken down any time zoon.

Quote examples

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But note that that famous translation (“a social animal”) actually translates πολιτικὸν ζῷον ( politikon zoon: political animal).

2

As Terry Pratchett said: "Zoon tribes are very proud of their Liars.

3

They feel like the Zoon ought to have adopted more suitable titles, like ‘diplomat’ or ‘public relations officer.’ They feel they are poking fun of the whole thing." - Equal Rites Marketing means lying.

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Zoon, you're typing wildly on the keyboard with nothing happening on the screen." I had lost focus to my editor several minute before and being a non-touch-typist hadn't noticed.

Proper noun examples

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Zoon tribes are very proud of their Liars.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use zoon in a sentence?

The Greeks thought that there were two levels of humanity: zoon bios (biological life) and zoon politicon (political life).

What does zoon mean?

(biology) A distinct organism.

What part of speech is zoon?

zoon is commonly used as noun.