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- [bahy-uh-graf-i-kuh l or bahy-uh-graf-ik]
- /ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl or ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪk/
- /ˌbaɪ.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
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- [bahy-uh-graf-i-kuh l or bahy-uh-graf-ik]
- /ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl or ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪk/
Definitions of biographical word
- adjective biographical Biographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone's life. 3
- adjective biographical of, having to do with, or characteristic of biography or biographies 3
- adjective biographical giving the story of, or based on, a person's life 3
- adjective biographical of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton. 1
- adjective biographical pertaining to or containing biography: a biographical dictionary. 1
- adjective biographical about sb's life 1
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Origin of biographical
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 Biographical
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
biographical 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
biographical usage trend in Literature
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adjective biographical
- autobiographical — An autobiographical piece of writing relates to events in the life of the person who has written it.
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