biopic
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oʊˌpɪk noun
a biographical movie or TV show.
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| —n | |
| informal a film based on the life of a famous person, esp one giving a popular treatment | |
| [C20: from bio(graphical) + pic(ture)] | |
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Biopic
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
biopic
1951, from biographical + (moving) picture. Said to have been coined in "Variety."
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Example sentences
The offerings include one soporific clunker, one engaging thrill-ride, and one terrific biopic.
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