biography
A person's life story, especially one publishedA person's life story, especially one published.
» I'm reading a biography.
Я читаю біографію.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)A person's life story, especially one published.
There are many biographies of Benjamin Franklin.
Biografie, Biographie
биогра́фияbiográfija, жизнеописа́ниеžizneopisánije
біогра́фіяbiohráfija, життє́писžyttjépys
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
(uncountable)The art of writing this kind of story.
She is best known for biography and history, but she is also a novelist.
Examples
35 sentencesI'm reading a biography.
Я читаю біографію.
This biography is very interesting.
Ця біографія дуже цікава.
Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.
Have you ever read a biography?
Lincoln's biography is read by children all around the world.
ruБиографию Линкольна читают дети во всём мире.
deLincolns Biographie wird von Kindern auf der ganzen Welt gelesen.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from New Latin biographia, from Ancient Greek βιογραφίᾱ (biographíā), from βίος (Borrowed from New Latin biographia, from Ancient Greek βιογραφίᾱ (biographíā), from βίος (bíos, life) + -γραφία (-graphía, writing).
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Forms
plural: biographies| Singular | biography |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- an account of the series of events making up a person's life:lifelife storylife history
Word family
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