biographic

bi·o·graph·i·cal

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bahy-uh-graf-i-kuh l or bahy-uh-graf-ik]
- /ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl or ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪk/
- /ˌbaɪə.ˈɡræ.fɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy-uh-graf-i-kuh l or bahy-uh-graf-ik]
- /ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl or ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪk/

Definitions of biographic word

adjective biographic of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton. 1
adjective biographic pertaining to or containing biography: a biographical dictionary. 1
adjective biographic relating to a life story 1
adjective biographic biographical. 0

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Origin of biographic

First appearance:

before 1730

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1730-40; biograph(y) + -ical

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Parts of speech for Biographic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Biographic

biographic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

biographic usage trend in Literature

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