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    biography
    /bʌɪˈɒɡrəfi/

    noun

    • 1. an account of someone's life written by someone else.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBIOGRAPHY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the story of the life of a person written by someone else, or the area of literature relating to books that describe such stories: [ C ] He wrote a biography of Lincoln. biographical. adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˌbɑɪ·əˈɡræf·ɪ·kəl / The funeral elegy provides a treasure of biographical information about Shakespeare.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › biographyBiography Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. bi· og· ra· phy bī-ˈä-grə-fē. also bē- plural biographies. Synonyms of biography. 1. : a usually written history of a person's life. a new biography of Abraham Lincoln. 2. : biographical writings as a whole. the genre of biography. 3. : an account of the life of something (such as an animal, a coin, or a building)

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BiographyBiography - Wikipedia

    A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events.

  6. www.britannica.com › art › biography-narrative-genreBiography | Definition & Examples | Britannica

    Biography is a form of literature that re-creates the life of an individual by drawing upon all available evidence. Learn about the historical, psychological, and artistic aspects of biography, as well as some famous examples and authors.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › biographyBIOGRAPHY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Biography definition: a written account of another person's life. See examples of BIOGRAPHY used in a sentence.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › biographyBiography - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A biography is an account of somebody's life written by somebody else, complete with details of the most important parts. These days, anyone, of any age, can be the subject of a biography: Justin Bieber, at the tender age of 17, had one written about his life.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › biographybiography noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    A biography is the story of a person's life written by somebody else. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, compare it with autobiography, and see examples of biographies by famous authors.