Io
(noun) the closest of Jupiter’s moons; has active volcanoes
Io
(noun) (Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
io (plural ios)
A type of moth, the io moth.
io
(rare) An exclamation of joy or triumph.
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Io
(Greek mythology) The daughter of Inachus river god, and a lover of Zeus, turned by the latter into a heifer.
(astronomy) A moon of Jupiter, known for its volcanic activity, peppered with about 400 active volcanoes.
(astronomy) 85 Io, a main belt asteroid; the asteroid shares its name with the Jovian moon
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IO (countable and uncountable, plural IOs)
(computing, electronics) Initialism of input and output.
(grammar) Initialism of indirect object.
Initialism of intelligence officer.
IO
(emergency medicine) Abbreviation of intraosseous.
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Source: Wiktionary
8 February 2023
(verb) pass on or delegate to another; “The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
