Main Entry: bi·og·ra·phy

Pronunciation: \bī-ˈä-grə-fē also bē-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural bi·og·ra·phies

Etymology: Late Greek biographia, from Greek bi- + -graphia -graphy

Date: 1683

1 : a usually written history of a person's life
2 : biographical writings as a whole
3 : an account of the life of something (as an animal, a coin, or a building)