biographical

  • 1biographical — 1738; see BIOGRAPHY (Cf. biography) + ICAL (Cf. ical). Related: Biographically …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 2biographical — [bī΄ə graf′i kəl] adj. 1. of, having to do with, or characteristic of biography or biographies 2. giving the story of, or based on, a person s life: Also biographic biographically adv …

    English World dictionary

  • 3biographical — also biographic adjective Date: 1714 1. of, relating to, or constituting biography 2. consisting of biographies < a biographical dictionary > 3. relating to a list briefly identifying persons < biographical notes > • biographically adverb …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 4biographical — biographically, adv. /buy euh graf i keuhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a person s life: He s gathering biographical data for his book on Milton. 2. pertaining to or containing biography: a biographical dictionary. Also, biographic. [1730 40;&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 5biographical — [[t]ba͟ɪ͟əgræ̱fɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Biographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone s life. The book contains few biographical details …

    English dictionary

  • 6Biographical — Biographic Bi o*graph ic, Biographical Bi o*graph ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to biography; containing biography. {Bi o*graph ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7biographical — adj. Biographical is used with these nouns: ↑detail, ↑dictionary, ↑information, ↑material, ↑note, ↑sketch, ↑source, ↑work …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 8biographical — adjective dealing with a particular person s life: biographical information. Derivatives biographic adjective biographically adverb …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 9biographical — UK [ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪk(ə)l] / US adjective relating to the facts of someone s life The exhibition includes biographical information about the artist. Derived word: biographically UK [ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪklɪ] / US adverb …

    English dictionary

  • 10biographical — bi•o•graph•i•cal [[t]ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl[/t]] also bi o•graph′ic, adj. 1) of or pertaining to a person s life 2) pertaining to or containing biography: a biographical dictionary[/ex] • Etymology: 1730–40 bi o•graph′i•cal•ly, adv …

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