A written account of a person's history; a biography. Cf. life and times n., life and works n. at compounds 3, and vita, n.2 2.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > biography > [noun] (56) lifeeOE A written account of a person's history; a biography. Cf. life and times n., life and works n. at compounds 3, and vita, n.2 2. biography1661 A written account of the life of an individual, esp. a historical or public figure; (also) a brief profile of a person's life or work. Later more… life storya1680 the story of a person's life, a biography; cf. life history, n. 1. memoir1810 A biography or autobiography; a biographical notice. bio1925 = biography, n.; esp. a brief summary of a person's life and work (cf. résumé, n.). biog1929 = biography, n.; esp. a brief summary of a person's life and work. Subcategories:— types of biography (29) — biography as a branch of literature (1) — writing biography (3) — art of psychobiography (2) — biographer (13) — subject of biography (2) |
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