definition of the word biography

From modern Latin biographia, formed from Ancient Greek βίος (“‘life’”) + γράφω (“‘write’”).

• (RP) IPA: /baɪˈɒgɹəfi/, SAMPA: /baI"Qgr@fi/
• (GenAm) IPA: /baɪˈɑːgɹəfi/, SAMPA: /baI"A:gr@fi/

biography (plural biographies)

1. A person's life story, especially one published.

   There are many biographies of Benjamin Franklin.

• autobiography
• biographer
• biographical
• hagiography

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