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English
Etymology
Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
Noun
zoe (uncountable)
- In the philosophy of Giorgio Agamben, bare life, as opposed to any particular mode of life (bios).
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
zoe
- inflection of zoar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Japanese
Romanization
zoe
- Rōmaji transcription of ぞえ
Limburgish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sô, from Old Dutch sō.
Adverb
zoe
- so
- (zoe ... es) as
- since, because
- soon, right away
- thus
Derived terms
Portuguese
Verb
zoe
- inflection of zoar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative