biograph

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noun

A biographical essay.

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biographize
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Meanings

nounbiograph (plural biographs)

plural biographs

  1. rareA biographical essay.
  2. An early device to show moving pictures on a screen.

    “Biograph or cinematograph was what I was alludin' to. London Bridge with the omnibuses — a troopship goin' to the war — marines on parade at Portsmouth an' the Plymouth Express arrivin' at Paddin'ton.” “Seen 'em all. Seen 'em all,” said Hooper impatiently.

    1904, Rudyard Kipling, Mrs Bathurst
verbbiograph (third-person singular simple present biographs, present participle biographing, simple past and past participle biographed)

present singular third person biographs · participle present biographing · participle past biographed · past biographed

  1. raretransitiveTo write a biography of.

    Synonyms: biographize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo write a biography of.

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biographize

Origin

From bio- + -graph.

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Cite this entry
APA

biograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biograph

MLA

“biograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biograph. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biograph,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biograph.

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