3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

biography

noun: an account of the series of events making up a person's life [syn: {life}, {life story}, {life history}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Biography \Bi*og"ra*phy\, noun; pl. {Biographies}. [Gr. ?; bi'os life + ? to write: cf. F. biographie. See {Graphic}.]

1. The written history of a person's life.

2. Biographical writings in general.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

40 Moby Thesaurus words for "biography": Clio, Muse of history, adventures, annals, autobiography, biographical sketch, case history, chronicle, chronicles, chronology, confessions, curriculum vitae, diary, experiences, fortunes, hagiography, hagiology, historiography, history, journal, legend, letters, life, life and letters, life story, martyrology, memoir, memoirs, memorabilia, memorial, memorials, necrology, obit, obituary, photobiography, profile, record, resume, story, theory of history

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