- biographical
- [[t]ba͟ɪ͟əgræ̱fɪk(ə)l[/t]]
ADJ: usu ADJ nBiographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone's life.
The book contains few biographical details.
English dictionary. 2008.
The book contains few biographical details.
English dictionary. 2008.
biographical — 1738; see BIOGRAPHY (Cf. biography) + ICAL (Cf. ical). Related: Biographically … Etymology dictionary
biographical — [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
biographical — 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
biographical — 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;… … Universalium
Biographical — 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
biographical — adj. Biographical is used with these nouns: ↑detail, ↑dictionary, ↑information, ↑material, ↑note, ↑sketch, ↑source, ↑work … Collocations dictionary
biographical — adjective dealing with a particular person s life: biographical information. Derivatives biographic adjective biographically adverb … English new terms dictionary
biographical — 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
biographical — 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 … From formal English to slang
biographical — biography ► NOUN (pl. biographies) ▪ an account of a person s life written by someone else. DERIVATIVES biographer noun biographic adjective biographical adjective … English terms dictionary