biograph

American  

[bahy-oh-graf] / ˈbaɪ oʊˌgræf /

verb (used with object)

1. to write a biography or short biographical sketch of.

   He has obtained numerous awards and distinctions and has been biographed in Canadian Who's Who.

   Her aunt was the writer who biographed Queen Victoria, among others.

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noun

1. a biography or short biographical sketch of a person.

   If you've never read a biograph of Napoleon, don’t start with this one—too many historical errors.

   This jazz opera serves as an engaging audio biograph of her music and her life.

Etymology

Origin of biograph

First recorded in 1770–80; bio- ( def. ) + -graph ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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biograph

Two scenic films and two biograph comedies and the specialists’ singing completed the opening night.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2016

The result is a rare pictorial biograph that shuttles between serious analysis and pure nonsense.

From Time Magazine Archive

"And a dozen journalists with snap-shot cameras, and biograph apparatus, to link us in notorious publicity to all eternity."

From Winding Paths by Gertrude Page

The principal public squares of the cities are used to exhibit the biograph pictures.

From The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin by Francis A. Adams

"So should I be to get you, if I were the fairy prince," said he, in so kind a voice it was a pity the biograph couldn't snap it.

From The Heather-Moon by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

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