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biography | boswellian |

As a noun biography

is a person's life story, especially one published.

As a verb biography

is to write a biography of.

As an adjective boswellian is

of or pertaining to (james boswell) (1740–1795), scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of (samuel johnson).

biography

English

Noun

(biographies)
  • A person's life story, especially one published.
    • There are many biographies of Benjamin Franklin.

    Derived terms

    * autobiography * heterobiography * psychobiography

    Related terms

    * biographer * biographical * biographism * hagiography * pathography

    Verb

  • To write a biography of.

    • Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -graphy

    boswellian

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to (James Boswell) (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of (Samuel Johnson).
    • English eponyms (Webster 1913)