biography

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From modern Latin biographia, formed from Ancient Greek βίος (“‘life’”) + γράφω (“‘write’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /baɪˈɒgɹəfi/, SAMPA: /baI"Qgr@fi/
• (GenAm) IPA: /baɪˈɑːgɹəfi/, SAMPA: /baI"A:gr@fi/

[edit] Noun

biography (plural biographies)

1. A person's life story, especially one published.

   There are many biographies of Benjamin Franklin.

[edit] Related terms

• autobiography
• biographer
• biographical
• hagiography
• pathography

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to biography (third-person singular simple present biographies, present participle biographying, simple past and past participle biographied)

1. (transitive) To write a biography of.