biography
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//baɪˈɒɡɹəfi//
- United States//baɪˈɑɡɹəfi//
A person's life story, especially one published.
noun
- 1
A person's life story, especially one published.
There are many biographies of Benjamin Franklin.
- 2
The art of writing this kind of story.
She is best known for biography and history, but she is also a novelist.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía) Ancient Greek βιογραφίᾱ (biographíā)der. New Latin biographiabor. English biography Borrowed from New Latin biographia, from Ancient Greek βιογραφίᾱ (biographíā), from βίος (bíos, life) + -γραφία (-graphía, writing).
verb
- 1
To write a biography of.
Forms
- plural
- biographies
- past tense
- biographied
- past participle
- biographied
- present participle
- biographying
- third person singular
- biographies
biography · A person's life story, especially one published.
biological · Of or relating to biology.biologist · A student or professor of biology; one versed in the science…biology · The study of all life or living matter.