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psycho-biography
psy·cho·bi·og·ra·phy
/
ˌsaɪ
koʊ
baɪˈɒg
rə
fi, -bi-
/
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[
sahy-koh-bahy-
og
-r
uh
-fee, -bee-
]
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noun,
plural
psy·cho·bi·og·ra·phies.
a biographical study focusing on psychological factors, as childhood traumas and unconscious motives.
Origin:
1930–35;
psycho-
+
biography
Related forms
psy·cho·bi·og·ra·pher,
noun
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psychobiography
(ˌsaɪkəʊbaɪˈɒɡrəfɪ)
—
n
a biography that pays particular attention to a person's psychological development
psychobiographical
—
adj
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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