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/baɪˈɑgrəfi/, /baɪˈɒgrəfi/.
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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. A biography is not to be confused with an autobiography, an account of someone's life written by the subject himself. You'll find biographies in printed form (remember books?), but also increasingly in the form of e-books, TV dramatizations, and cinematic "bio-docs."
- noun an account of the series of events making up a person's life synonyms: life , life history , life story see more see less examples: Parallel Lives a collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays types: show 4 types... hide 4 types... autobiography a biography of yourself hagiography a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint) profile biographical sketch memoir an account of the author's personal experiences type of: account , chronicle , history , story a record or narrative description of past events
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| - an account of the series of events making up a person's life , , , , , - a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" - a biography of yourself - a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint) - biographical sketch |
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What does the noun biography mean?
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun biography . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun biography ?
| 1750 | 0.57 |
| 1760 | 0.32 |
| 1770 | 0.36 |
| 1780 | 0.71 |
| 1790 | 1.4 |
| 1800 | 2.7 |
| 1810 | 2.8 |
| 1820 | 3.1 |
| 1830 | 4.9 |
| 1840 | 5.6 |
| 1850 | 7.9 |
| 1860 | 7.3 |
| 1870 | 7.9 |
| 1880 | 9.5 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1910 | 9.3 |
| 1920 | 10 |
| 1930 | 12 |
| 1940 | 12 |
| 1950 | 12 |
| 1960 | 12 |
| 1970 | 12 |
| 1980 | 12 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 |
How is the noun biography pronounced?
British english, u.s. english, where does the noun biography come from.
Earliest known use
The earliest known use of the noun biography is in the mid 1600s.
OED's earliest evidence for biography is from 1661, in the writing of John Fell, bishop of Oxford.
biography is a borrowing from Latin.
Etymons: Latin biographia .
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- biognosy, n. 1880
- biograph, n. 1825–
- biograph, v. 1776–
- biographee, n. 1812–
- biographer, n. 1644–
- biographic, adj. 1752–
- biographical, adj. 1668–
- biographically, adv. ?1719–
- biographist, n. a1661–
- biographize, v. 1793–
- biography, n. 1661–
- biography, v. 1794–
- biographying, n. 1858–
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- biohazard, n. 1965–
- biohazardous, adj. 1973–
- bioherm, n. 1928–
- biohermal, adj. 1937–
- bioidentical, adj. 1995–
- bioimaging, n. 1983–
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biography ( third-person singular simple present biographies , present participle biographying , simple past and past participle biographied )
- ( transitive ) To write a biography of.
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[ bahy -oh ]
- biography .
- biographical .
a bio control service using praying mantises to reduce the population of garden pests.
- a combining form meaning “life” occurring in loanwords from Greek ( biography ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( bioluminescence ).
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biography: [noun] a usually written history of a person's life.
Biography definition: a written account of another person's life. See examples of BIOGRAPHY used in a sentence.
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BIOGRAPHY definition: 1. the life story of a person written by someone else: 2. the life story of a person written by…. Learn more.
BIOGRAPHY meaning: 1. the life story of a person written by someone else: 2. the life story of a person written by…. Learn more.
biography: 1 n an account of the series of events making up a person's life Synonyms: life , life history , life story Examples: Parallel Lives a collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays Types: show 4 types... hide 4 types... autobiography a biography ...
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Definition of biography noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Biography definition: An account of a person's life written, composed, or produced by another.
biography (noun) biography /baɪ ˈ ɑːgrəfi/ noun. plural biographies. Britannica Dictionary definition of BIOGRAPHY. [count] : the story of a real person's life written by someone other than that person. a new biography of Abraham Lincoln. — compare autobiography.
Define biography. biography synonyms, biography pronunciation, biography translation, English dictionary definition of biography. n. pl. bi·og·ra·phies 1. An account of a person's life written, composed, or produced by another: a film biography of Adlai Stevenson; an oral biography.
BIOGRAPHY definition: 1. the story of a person's life written by another person 2. about someone's life: . Learn more.
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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. ... Allan Nevins was a major contributor in the 1930s to the multivolume Dictionary of American Biography. Nevins also sponsored ...
mid 1600s. The earliest known use of the noun biography is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for biography is from 1661, in the writing of John Fell, bishop of Oxford. biography is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin biographia.
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biography (third-person singular simple present biographies, present participle biographying, simple past and past participle biographied) ( transitive) To write a biography of.
biography in American English. (baiˈɑɡrəfi, bi-) noun Word forms: plural -phies. 1. a written account of another person's life. the biography of Byron by Marchand. 2. an account in biographical form of an organization, society, theater, animal, etc. 3.
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The Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB or AuDB) is a national co-operative enterprise founded and maintained by the Australian National University (ANU) to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's history.Initially published in a series of twelve hard-copy volumes between 1966 and 2005, the dictionary has been published online since 2006 by the National ...
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Dictionary of National Biography edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. The Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a biographical reference for deceased persons notable in British history. The current edition of this work has been published online by Oxford University Press since 2004. The current electronic edition is not free, but is ...
The Australian Dictionary of Biography is Australia's pre-eminent dictionary of national biography. In it you will find concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of the lives of significant and representative persons in Australian history. See what distinguished Australians are saying about the ADB. The ADB is produced by the National ...
a dictionary of christian biography, literature, sects and doctrines; during the first eight centuries being a continuaton of the dictionary of the bible by william smith d.c.l., ll.d. and henry wace, d.d.