biographical
American
[bahy-uh-graf-i-kuhl]
/ ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl /
Also
biographic
adjective
-
of or relating to a person's life.
He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
-
pertaining to or containing biography.
a biographical dictionary.
Other Word Forms
- biographically adverb
- nonbiographical adjective
- nonbiographically adverb
- pseudobiographic adjective
- pseudobiographical adjective
- pseudobiographically adverb
- quasi-biographical adjective
- quasi-biographically adverb
- semibiographic adjective
- semibiographical adjective
- semibiographically adverb
- unbiographical adjective
- unbiographically adverb
Etymology
Origin of biographical
First recorded in 1730–40; biograph(y) + -ical
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