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Webster 1913 Edition


Biography

Bi-og′ra-phy

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Biographies
.
[Gr.
[GREEK]
;
βίοσ
life +
[GREEK]
to write: cf. F.
biographie
. See
Graphic
.]
1.
The written history of a person’s life.
2.
Biographical writings in general.

Webster 1828 Edition


Biography

BIOG'RAPHY

,
Noun.
[Gr.life, and to write.]
The history of the life and character of a particular person.

Definition 2024


biography

biography

English

Noun

biography (plural biographies)

  1. A person's life story, especially one published.
    There are many biographies of Benjamin Franklin.

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Verb

biography (third-person singular simple present biographies, present participle biographying, simple past and past participle biographied)

  1. (transitive) To write a biography of.

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