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Definition biological clock in British English

biological clock noun

[countable] noun
1

a system in the body that controls when certain regular activities happen, for example sleeping

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2

a woman's need to have children before she reaches a certain age and can no longer physically do so

Example

She felt her biological clock ticking away.

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Definition biological clock in British English