Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

biography

noun [C or U]
 
 
/baɪˈɒɡ.rə.fi/ US  /-ˈɑː.ɡrə-/

Definition

B1 the life story of a person written by someone else: He wrote a biography of Winston Churchill. → Compare autobiographyKinds of books
(Definition of biography noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of biography