biography
[ bahy-og-ruh-fee, bee- ]
/ baɪˈɒg rə fi, bi- /
noun, plural bi·og·ra·phies.
a written account of another person's life: the biography of Byron by Marchand.
an account in biographical form of an organization, society, theater, animal, etc.
such writings collectively.
the writing of biography as an occupation or field of endeavor.
Words nearby biography
biogeography,
biographee,
biographer,
biographical,
biographize,
biography,
biohazard,
bioherm,
bioindustry,
bioinformatics,
bioinorganic
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British Dictionary definitions for biography
biography
/ (baɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) /
noun plural -phies
an account of a person's life by another
such accounts collectively
Derived forms of biography
biographer, noun biographical (ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl) or archaic biographic, adjective biographically, adverbCultural definitions for biography
biography
The story of someone's life. The Life of Samuel Johnson, by James Boswell, and Abraham Lincoln, by Carl Sandburg, are two noted biographies. The story of the writer's own life is an autobiography.