Definitions for Biography
baɪˈɒg rə fi, bi-Bi·og·ra·phy

Princeton's WordNet(3.40 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. biography, life, life story, life historynoun

   an account of the series of events making up a person's life

Wiktionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. biographynoun

   A person's life story, especially one published.

   There are many biographies of Benjamin Franklin.

2. biographyverb

   To write a biography of.

3. Etymology: From modern Latin biographia, formed from βίος + γράφω.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Biographynoun

   In writing the lives of men, which is called biography, some authors place every thing in the precise order of time when it occurred. Isaac Watts Logick.

   Etymology: βίος and γϱαφω.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Biographynoun

   the written history of a person's life

2. Biographynoun

   biographical writings in general

Freebase(3.01 / 9 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Biography

   A biography is a detailed description or account of a person's life. It entails more than basic facts - a biography also portrays a subject's experience of these events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae, a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of his or her life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality. Biographical works are usually non-fiction, but fiction can also be used to portray a person's life. One in-depth form of biographical coverage is called legacy writing. Works in diverse media — from literature to film — form the genre known as biography. An authorized biography is written with the permission, cooperation, and at times, participation of a subject or a subject's heirs. An autobiography is written by the person themselves, sometimes with the assistance of a collaborator or ghostwriter.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Biography

   bī-og′raf-i, n. a written account or history of the life of an individual: the art of writing such accounts.—n. Biog′rapher, one who writes biography.—adjs. Biograph′ic, -al.—adv. Biograph′ically. [Gr. bios, life, graphein, to write.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Biography

   Works consisting of an account of the events, works, and achievements, personal and professional, during a person's life. It includes articles on the activities and accomplishments of living persons as well as the presentation of an obituary.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Biography' in Nouns Frequency: #2989

Anagrams for Biography »

1. ribophagy

How to pronounce Biography?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Biography in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Biography in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Biography in a Sentence

1. Lytton Strachey:

   Discretion is not the better part of biography.

2. David Kendall:

   This is not a case about the dissemination to the public of classified information, no classified information appeared in the biography. Not a single syllable.

3. William Ellery Channing:

   One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.

4. Clifford Villanueva Villalon:

   A biography is like a mini-series with different twists and turns, ups and downs. Others will rewrite it for you when you forget to sign on the last page.

5. Mwanandeke Kindembo:

   Where can I find the true biography of God? All the so-called gods with autobiographies and biographies are not worthy to be worshipped.

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