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biopic

[ bahy-oh-pik ]
/ ˈbaɪ oʊˌpɪk /
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noun

a biographical movie or TV show.

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Nearby words

  1. biopharmaceutical,
  2. biopharmaceutics,
  3. biophilia,
  4. biophysicist,
  5. biophysics,
  6. biopiracy,
  7. bioplasm,
  8. bioplastic,
  9. biopoiesis,
  10. biopolymer

Origin of biopic

1950–55; bio(graphy) + (motion) pic(ture)
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British Dictionary definitions for biopic

biopic

/ (ˈbaɪəʊˌpɪk) /

noun

informal a film based on the life of a famous person, esp one giving a popular treatment

Word Origin for biopic

C20: from bio (graphical) + pic (ture)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for biopic

biopic

n.

also bio-pic, 1951, from biographical + (moving) picture. Frequent from mid-1951 in "Billboard" and possibly coined there.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper