biography
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Etymology[edit]
From modern Latin biographia, formed from Ancient Greek βίος (“life”) + γράφω (“write”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (RP) IPA: /baɪˈɒɡɹəfi/, X-SAMPA: /baI"Qgr@fi/
- (GenAm) IPA: /baɪˈɑːɡɹəfi/, X-SAMPA: /baI"A:gr@fi/
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Noun[edit]
biography (plural biographies)
- A person's life story, especially one published.
- There are many biographies of Benjamin Franklin.
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Translations[edit]
personal life story
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Verb[edit]
biography (third-person singular simple present biographies, present participle biographying, simple past and past participle biographied)
- (transitive) To write a biography of.