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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBiografie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Biografie
"Sie liest gerade eine Biografie über Albert Einstein."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An account of a person's life written by someone else.
"She is reading a new biography of Abraham Lincoln."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'bios' meaning life and 'graphein' meaning to write, entering the English language in the late 17th century. Initially referring to the written history of a person's life, the term evolved to encompass multimedia and digital summaries of personal histories and professional backgrounds.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Biography" is said worldwide
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biographie
Transliteration: biographie
"Il a écrit une biographie fascinante sur Napoléon."
Biografie
Transliteration: Biografie
"Sie liest gerade eine Biografie über Albert Einstein."
biografia
Transliteration: biografia
"Ho comprato una biografia di Leonardo da Vinci."
biografía
Transliteration: biografia
"Esta biografía detalla la vida del famoso pintor."
biografia
Transliteration: biografia
"Ele publicou uma biografía sobre o presidente."
जीवनी
Transliteration: jeevani
"मैंने महात्मा गांधी की जीवनी पढ़ी।"
传记
Transliteration: zhuànjì
"这本书是一部很棒的名人传记。"
전기
Transliteration: jeon-gi
"나는 위대한 과학자의 전기를 읽었다."
伝記
Transliteration: denki
"彼女は彼の伝記を書いている。"
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