biographical

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US/ˌbaɪ.əˈɡɹæf.ɪ.kəl/

adjective

of or relating to an account of a person's life

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biographic
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English biography ← New Latin biographia →
CommonScrabble 22
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Meanings

adjectivebiographical (comparative more biographical, superlative most biographical)

comparative more biographical · superlative most biographical

  1. of or relating to an account of a person's life

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to or being biography

Similar
biographic
Also see
biographic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  5. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  6. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  7. Ancient Greekβιογραφίᾱ (biographíā)
  8. New Latinbiographia
  9. Englishbiography
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Englishbiographical

From biography + -ical.

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Translations

Catalan biogràfic
  • biogràficrelating to an account of a person's life
Czech životopisný, biografický
  • životopisnýrelating to an account of a person's life
  • biografickýrelating to an account of a person's life
Dutch biografisch
  • biografischrelating to an account of a person's life
Finnish elämäkerrallinen
  • elämäkerrallinenrelating to an account of a person's life
French biographique
  • biographiquerelating to an account of a person's life
German biographisch, biografisch
  • biographischrelating to an account of a person's life
  • biografischrelating to an account of a person's life
Irish beathaisnéiseach
  • beathaisnéiseachrelating to an account of a person's life
Italian biografico
  • biograficorelating to an account of a person's life
Korean 전기의
  • 전기의 (jeon'giui)relating to an account of a person's life
Latin biographicus
  • biographicusrelating to an account of a person's life
Norwegian Bokmål biografisk
  • biografiskrelating to an account of a person's life
Polish biograficzny
  • biograficznyrelating to an account of a person's life
Portuguese biográfico
  • biográficorelating to an account of a person's life
Romanian biografic
  • biograficrelating to an account of a person's life
Russian биографи́ческий
  • биографи́ческий (biografíčeskij)relating to an account of a person's life
Spanish biográfico
  • biográficorelating to an account of a person's life
Ukrainian біографічний
  • біографічний (biohrafičnyj)relating to an account of a person's life
Welsh bywgraffiadol, bywgraffyddol
  • bywgraffiadolrelating to an account of a person's life
  • bywgraffyddolrelating to an account of a person's life
  • cofiannolrelating to an account of a person's life
Cite this entry
APA

biographical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biographical

MLA

“biographical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biographical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biographical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biographical.

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