noun · rare

biopic

biopic · biopics

A motion picture based on the life of a real, rather than fictional, personA motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people).

UK/ˈbaɪ.əʊ.pɪk/US/ˈbaɪ.oʊ.pɪk/

» They're making a biopic about Tom.

Es entsteht gerade eine Filmbiographie über Tom.

Meaning

1 senses

A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people).

Examples

1 sentences

They're making a biopic about Tom.
deEs entsteht gerade eine Filmbiographie über Tom.
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Translations

3 languages

Origin

Clipping of biographical picture; synchronically bio + pic.

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Forms

plural: biopics

Singular	biopic
Plural	biopics

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