biographical

adjective

bio·​graph·​i·​cal ˌbī-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl How to pronounce biographical (audio)
variants or less commonly biographic
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

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Who’s Who in America® remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms worldwide. William Jones, USA Today, 12 July 2025 Interested students upload their recordings to a digital audition and application platform and provide basic biographical material and information about their music-performance history and letters of recommendation. Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025 The eventual 2019 biographical sports/action film featured Christian Bale as fearless racer Ken Miles, Matt Damon as automotive designer Carroll Shelby and James Mangold as filmmaker. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 5 July 2025 Much of the biographical material about the Newark, New Jersey band is standard issue: Young artists struggle before finding success, then face the mixed consequences of stardom. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for biographical

Word History

First Known Use

1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of biographical was in 1714

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“Biographical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biographical. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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