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BIOGRAPHY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
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biographynoun
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun biography. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
About 10occurrences per million words in modern written English
| 1750 | 0.57 |
| 1760 | 0.32 |
| 1770 | 0.36 |
| 1780 | 0.71 |
| 1790 | 1.4 |
| 1800 | 2.7 |
| 1810 | 2.8 |
| 1820 | 3.1 |
| 1830 | 4.9 |
| 1840 | 5.6 |
| 1850 | 7.9 |
| 1860 | 7.3 |
| 1870 | 7.9 |
| 1880 | 9.5 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1910 | 9.3 |
| 1920 | 10 |
| 1930 | 12 |
| 1940 | 12 |
| 1950 | 12 |
| 1960 | 12 |
| 1970 | 12 |
| 1980 | 12 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 |
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Earliest known use
mid 1600s
The earliest known use of the noun biography is in the mid 1600s.
OED's earliest evidence for biography is from 1661, in the writing of John Fell, bishop of Oxford.
biography is a borrowing from Latin.
Etymons:Latinbiographia.
Nearby entries
- biognosy, n.1880
- biograph, n.1825–
- biograph
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BIOGRAPHY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
What is the definition of Biography? |
- A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else.
BIOGRAPHY - Meaning & Translations | Collins English Dictionary
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