biography
Pluralbiographies
Verbbiographies, biographying, biographied
Pluralbiographies
Formsbiographies, biographying, biographied
- 1A written story of a real person's life, usually published as a book.
Like a map of someone's whole life, drawn out in words.
She read a biography of Abraham Lincoln over the summer.
The biography described his childhood in great detail.
- 2The skill of writing the life stories of real people.
Like painting a portrait, but using words instead of paint.
She studied biography for years before writing her first book.
Good biography needs both careful research and strong storytelling.
- 3To write the life story of a real person.
She plans to biography the famous explorer next year.
Nobody else wanted to biography her grandfather, so she wrote his story herself.
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Origin
From New Latin biographia, made from Greek words meaning "life" and "write".