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bi·og·ra·phy

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–noun, plural -phies.

1.	a written account of another person's life: the biography of Byron by Marchand.

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: 1675–85; < Gk biographía. See bio-, -graphy

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bi·og·ra·phy Audio Help (bī-ŏg'rə-fē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. bi·og·ra·phies

An account of a person's life written, composed, or produced by another: a film biography of Adlai Stevenson; an oral biography.
Biographies considered as a group, especially when regarded as a genre.
The writing, composition, or production of biographies: a career entirely devoted to biography.

[Late Greek biographiā : Greek bio-, bio- + Greek -graphiā, -graphy.]