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bi·og·ra·phy  (b-gr-f)
n. pl. bi·og·ra·phies
1. An account of a person's life written, composed, or produced by another: a film biography of Adlai Stevenson; an oral biography.
2. Biographies considered as a group, especially when regarded as a genre.
3. The writing, composition, or production of biographies: a career entirely devoted to biography.

[Late Greek biographi : Greek bio-, bio- + Greek -graphi, -graphy.]

biography
Noun
pl -phies
1. an account of a someone's life by another person
2. such accounts collectively [bio- + Greek graphein to write]
biographer n
biographical adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.biography - an account of the series of events making up a person's life
account, chronicle, history, story - a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
autobiography - a biography of yourself
hagiography - a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
profile - biographical sketch

biography
Translations
biography [baɪˈɔgrəfɪ] nbiografía

biography [baɪˈɔgrəfɪ] bio... nbiographie f

biography [baɪˈɔgrəfɪ] nBiografie f

biography [baɪˈɔgrəfɪ] nbiografia

biography
n biography [baiˈogrəfi]
a written account by someone of another person's life a biography of Nelson. biografie سيرَه، تَرْجَمَة حَياة биография životopis biografi; levnedsskildring die Biographie βιογραφία biografía elulugu زندگی نامه؛ شرح حال elämäkerta biographie בִּיוֹגרַפיָה जीवनी, जीवन-चरित्र biografija életrajz biografi ævisaga biografia 伝記 전기 biografija biogrāfija biografi biografie biografi; livsløp biografia biografia biografie биография životopis biografija biografija biografi อัตชีวประวัติ biyografi, yaşam öyküsü 傳記 біографія سوانح عمری ، داستان حیات tiểu sử
n biˈographer
biograaf كاتِب سيرَه، مُتَرجِم حَياة биограф životopisec biograf der/die Biograph(in) βιογράφος biógrafo biograaf زندگینامه نویس elämäkertojen kirjoittaja biographe בִּיוֹגרַף जीवनी लेखक biograf életrajzíró penulis biografi ævisöguritari biografo 伝書作者 전기 작가 biografas biogrāfs penulis biografi biograaf biograf biograf biógrafo biograf биограф životopisec biograf biograf biograf, levnadstecknare ผู้เขียนชีวประวัติของผู้อื่น biyografi yazarı 傳記作者 біограф سوانح عمری تحریر کرنے والا người viết tiểu sử
adj bioˈgraphic(al) [-ˈgrӕ-]
biografiese خاصٌّ بِتَرْجَمَة حَياة биографичен životopisný biografisk biographisch βιογραφικός biográfico elulooline مربوط به شرح زندگی elämäkerrallinen biographique בִּיוֹגרַפִי जीवन-चरित्र संबंधी biografski életrajzi biografis ævisögulegur biografico 伝記の 전기(체)의 biografinis biogrāfisks biografi biografisch biografisk biograficzny biográfico biografic биографический životopisný biografski biografski เกี่ยวกับชีวประวัติ biyografik, özgeçmişsel 傳記的 біографічний سوانح عمری کے لحاظ سے (thuộc) tiểu sử


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