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[
bahy
-oh-pik
]
Origin
bi·o·pic
/
ˈbaɪ
oʊˌpɪk
/
Show Spelled
[
bahy
-oh-pik
]
Show IPA
noun
a biographical movie or TV show.
Origin:
1950–55;
bio(graphy)
+
(motion) pic(ture)
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biopic
(ˈbaɪəʊˌpɪk)
—
n
informal
a film based on the life of a famous person, esp one giving a popular treatment
[C20: from
bio
(
graphical
) +
pic
(
ture
)]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
biopic
1951, from
biographical
+ (moving)
picture
. Said to have been coined in "Variety."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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