biographical

[ bahy-uh-graf-i-kuhl ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.

  2. pertaining to or containing biography: a biographical dictionary.

Origin of biographical

1
First recorded in 1730–40; biograph(y) + -ical
  • Also bi·o·graph·ic [bahy-uh-graf-ik] /ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪk/ .

Other words from biographical

  • bi·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·bi·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
  • non·bi·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • pseu·do·bi·o·graph·ic, adjective
  • pseu·do·bi·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
  • pseu·do·bi·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • qua·si-bi·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
  • qua·si-bi·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • sem·i·bi·o·graph·ic, adjective
  • sem·i·bi·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
  • sem·i·bi·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·bi·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
  • un·bi·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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