biography

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun an account of the series of events making up a person's life

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin biographia, from Ancient Greek βιογραφίᾱ (biographíā), from βῐ́ος (bĭ́os, “life”) + -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā, “writing”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

life, life story, life history

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