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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular biography

Plural biographies

biography (plural biographies)

  1. A person's life story, especially one published.
    There are many biographies of Benjamin Franklin.

Related terms

Verb

Infinitive to biography

Third person singular biographies

Simple past biographied

Past participle biographied

Present participle biographying

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

  1. (transitive) To write a biography of.

 

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