Definition of "biography" []

• An account of a person's life written, composed, or produced by another: a film biography of Adlai Stevenson; an oral biography. (noun)
• Biographies considered as a group, especially when regarded as a genre. (noun)
• The writing, composition, or production of biographies: a career entirely devoted to biography. (noun)

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• "And as this historic race between two women candidates for the state's top office nears its conclusion, that gap in her biography is attracting increasing attention."
• "I find it difficult not to acknowledge all the contributions the people in my lab have made, but this biography is already too long."
• "Clue #5: The author of this biography is a man who shares a name with a “lordly” English poet."