Biografie

biography; written account of a person's life

noun bee-o-gra-FEE Rare

Origin: from Greek bios (life) + graphein (write)

Usage Note

Biografie (also Biographie) is a non-fiction account of someone's life written by another person. Distinguished from Autobiografie: eine autorisierte Biografie schreiben, die Biografie eines Politikers.

Examples

"Die neue Biografie des Schriftstellers wurde sofort ein Bestseller."

Natural Translation

The new biography of the writer immediately became a bestseller.

Literal Translation

The new biography of the writer became immediately a bestseller.

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