Definitions for biography

biography bi·og·ra·phy

Spelling: [bahy-og-ruh-fee, bee-]
IPA: /baɪˈɒg rə fi, bi-/

Biography is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 20 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 335 anagrams from letters in biography (abghiopry).

Definitions for biography

noun

  1. a written account of another person's life:
  2. an account in biographical form of an organization, society, theater, animal, etc.
  3. such writings collectively.
  4. the writing of biography as an occupation or field of endeavor.

Origin of biography

From the Greek word biographía, dating back to 1675-85. See bio-, -graphy

Examples for biography

Watching novelists insult one another is one of the primary pleasures of his biography.

Forkel's biography of Bach is the only authority for this story.

Did you envision your Pryor biography as extending your previous investigation—aesthetically and historically?

I have set aside the next six years to write a biography of Gerald Ford.

The Amazon biography for an author named Papa Faal mentions both Gambia and lists a military record that matches the FBI report.

He has divided his biography into three parts, entitled—‘Faith, Hope, Charity.’

What says our author about "biography, autobiography, and history?"

David Hockney: The biography, 1975-2012, picks up after Hockney has already become an established artist.

He once began a review of George Eliot's biography, but left it unfinished.

I propose to continue this biography, and include the whole in book form.

Word Value for biography
Scrable

20

Words with friends

21

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