biographic

/,baiou'græfik/ Cách viết khác : (biographical) /,baiou'græfikəl/

Thân thiện

A biographic film tells the story of a famous scientist's life.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to the facts and events of a person's life: "biographic" describes something that is concerned with or constitutes the story of a real person's life.
   • Pertaining to the genre of biography: It refers to the characteristics, style, or content found in a written account of a person's life.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The museum's exhibit included a biographic film about the artist's early struggles.
  • She is conducting biographic research on several historical figures.
  • The article provided a concise biographic sketch of the new CEO.

Advanced Usage

• "biographic detail": A specific fact or event from a person's life story.
  • The biography was praised for its wealth of biographic detail.
• "biographic narrative": The storytelling structure used to present a person's life.
  • The documentary employed a compelling biographic narrative to engage viewers.

Variants and Related Words

• Biographical (adj): The more common variant, identical in meaning to "biographic."
  • He is reading a biographical novel about a famous explorer.
• Biography (n): A written account of another person's life.
  • The biography became an instant bestseller.
• Biographer (n): A person who writes an account of someone's life.
  • The biographer spent ten years researching her subject.

Synonyms

• Life-historical: Relating to the history of a life.
• Autobiographic/Autobiographical: (When referring specifically to a biography written by the subject themselves).

Notes on Usage

• The words "biographic" and "biographical" are interchangeable in modern English, with "biographical" being the far more frequent form.
• This adjective is typically used to modify nouns like , , , , , , or .

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to or being biography
   • biographical data

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