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Meaning of BIOGRAPHY

Pronunciation:  bI'âgrufee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an account of the series of events making up a person's life
 
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 Synonyms: life, life history, life story
 
 See Also: account, autobiography, chronicle, hagiography, history, profile, story

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bi*og"ra*phy\, n.; pl. {Biographies}. [Gr. ?; ? life
+ ? to write: cf. F. biographie. See {Graphic}.]
1. The written history of a person's life.
2. Biographical writings in general.
 
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 Related Terms: adventures, annals, autobiography, biographical sketch, case history, chronicle, chronicles, chronology, Clio, confessions, curriculum vitae, diary, experiences, fortunes, hagiography, hagiology, historiography, history, journal, legend, letters, life, life and letters, life story, martyrology, memoir, memoirs, memorabilia, memorial, memorials, Muse of history, necrology, obit, obituary, photobiography, profile, record, resume, story, theory of history
 

 

 

 

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