biography

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin biographia, formed from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /baɪˈɒɡɹəfi/ (General American) IPA(key): /baɪˈɑɡɹəfi/ Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi === Noun === biography (countable and uncountable, plural biographies) A person's life story, especially one published. The art of writing this kind of story. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== biographer biographical biographism hagiography pathography ==== Translations ==== === Verb === biography (third-person singular simple present biographies, present participle biographying, simple past and past participle biographied) (transitive) To write a biography of. === Anagrams === ribophagy