BIOGRAPHY


Meaning of BIOGRAPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bī-ˈä-grə-fē also ]

bē- noun

( plural -phies )

Etymology: Late Greek biographia, from Greek bi- + -graphia -graphy

Date: 1683

1. : a usually written history of a person's life

2. : biographical writings as a whole

3. : an account of the life of something (as an animal, a coin, or a building)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.