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   biography

   /bʌɪˈɒɡrəfi/

   noun

   • 1. an account of someone's life written by someone else.
   • ▪ biographies considered as a literary genre: "the basic difference of approach to autobiography and biography"
   • ▪ the course of a person's life: "although their individual biographies are different, both are motivated by a similar ambition"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French biographie or modern Latin biographia, from medieval Greek, from bios ‘life’ + -graphia ‘writing’.

   Scrabble Points: 20

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

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   Learn the meaning of biography as a noun, its synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to write a biography and the difference between biography and autobiography.

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

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   Learn the meaning of biography, a noun that refers to the life story of a person written by someone else. See how to use biography in sentences and compare it with related words like autobiography and history.

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

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   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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBIOGRAPHY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of biography, a noun that refers to the life story of a person written by someone else, or the area of literature relating to such stories. See examples of biography in sentences and translations in different languages.

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

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

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

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   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.

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

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   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.