Topic: LITERATURE
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Late Greek |
| Origin: | biographia, from Greek bio- ( BIO-) + -graphia '-graphy' |
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bi‧og‧ra‧phy
plural biographies
plural biographies1 [countable]TCNSH a book that tells what has happened in someone's life, written by someone else
2 [uncountable]AL literature that consists of biographies [↪ autobiography]
—biographical adjective: biographical information
WORD FOCUS: book adjective: biographical informationWORD FOCUS: book a book about imaginary events: novel, thriller, mystery, horror story, love story, detective story, whodunit
books about imaginary events in general: fiction, science fiction, romantic fiction, crime fiction, chick lit informal
famous or important novels, poems etc : literature
books about real events: non-fiction
a book that gives information: reference book, encyclopedia, textbook
a book about someone's life: biography, autobiography, journal, diary
someone who writes books: writer, author, novelist
a book with a hard cover: hardback /hardcover American English
a book with a cover made of paper or card: paperback
➔ See also book
