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   Bi·og·ra·phy

   /bīˈäɡrəfē/

   

   noun

   • 1. an account of someone's life written by someone else.
   • ▪ biographies as a branch of literature: "the basic difference of approach to autobiography and biography"
   • ▪ a human life in its course: "although their individual biographies are different, both are motivated by a similar ambition"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French biographie or modern Latin biographia, from medieval Greek, from bios ‘life’ + -graphia ‘writing’.

   Scrabble Points: 20

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2. www.dictionary.com › browse › biographyBIOGRAPHY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Biography definition: a written account of another person's life. See examples of BIOGRAPHY used in a sentence.

3. www.britannica.com › art › biography-narrative-genreBiography | Definition & Examples | Britannica

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   biography, form of literature, commonly considered nonfictional, the subject of which is the life of an individual. One of the oldest forms of literary expression, it seeks to re-create in words the life of a human being—as understood from the historical or personal perspective of the author—by drawing upon all available evidence, including ...

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › biographyBiography - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A biography is an account of somebody's life written by somebody else, complete with details of the most important parts. These days, anyone, of any age, can be the subject of a biography: Justin Bieber, at the tender age of 17, had one written about his life.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbiography noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   the story of a person’s life written by somebody else; this type of writing. The book gives potted biographies of all the major painters. Definition of biography noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBIOGRAPHY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   the story of a person's life written by another person. biographical. adjective uk / ˌbaɪəʊˈɡræfɪkəl / us. about someone's life: biographical information. (Definition of biography from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of biography. in Chinese (Traditional) 傳記… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 传记…

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBIOGRAPHY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · 1. countable noun [oft with poss] A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else. 2. uncountable noun. Biography is the branch of literature which deals with accounts of people's lives. ...a volume of biography and criticism. More Synonyms of biography.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › americanbiography noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   biographical. /ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkl/ adjective See biography in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: biography. Definition of biography noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.