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

Examples of biographical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Director Rachel Chavkin keeps things moving at a brisk pace, covering some 60 years in the artist’s life, though as with most biographical works of fiction, a tighter scope would’ve worked wonders. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024 The biographical drama stars Sebastian Stan as Trump and explores his career as an aspiring real estate tycoon in the New York City of the 1970s and 1980s. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024 Her post included a biographical video explaining her background and a link to her campaign website. Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024 But beyond the facile biographical correspondences with Matar, the two narrators are linked by their friendless inner lives. Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024 But no one could have ever imagined that a three-hour biographical drama would earn nearly $1 billion at the box office, with nearly $200 million coming from Imax screens. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024 More recently, Gibson served as an executive producer on the 2023 biographical crime drama Sound of Freedom, which earned $250.5 million at the worldwide box office. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024 Thomas, a Leigh alum, is listed as a physical education and social science teacher on the school’s website; an internet search indicates that his biographical information was recently deleted from his teacher page. Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024 Contributors including Nick Hakim and Buck Meek join the ride, adorning Lenker’s bracing, biographical chronicles with guitar, piano, and violin. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2024

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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 23 Apr. 2024.

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