Biographies
/baɪˈɒɡrəfiz/
nounBeginner📊CommonLiterature
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Definitions
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A detailed description or account of someone's life.
/baɪˈɒɡrəfiz/
nounneutralBeginner
Literature
Accounts of a person's life.
I'm reading a biography of Marie Curie.
💡 Simply: A story about someone's life.
More Examples
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His biography details his rise to fame and subsequent downfall.
How It's Used
Literature
"The library contains numerous biographies of famous historical figures."
Education
"Students read biographies to learn about influential people."
From Middle French biographie, from Greek bios ('life') + graphein ('to write').
The word 'biography' has been used in its current sense since the 18th century.
Memory tip
Bio (life) + graphy (writing)
Word Origin
LanguageGreek
Original meaning
"bios (life) + graphein (to write)"
Base: biography
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Common misspellings
biographysbiograhiesbiografies
Practice
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