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biography

US /baɪˈɑɡrəfi/

noun Advanced · C1 Giải trí & truyền thông

Definition

an account of the series of events making up a person's life

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

I am reading a biography of a famous inventor this week.

Word Family

NounNoun
biography gốc biographer
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
biographical
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • memoiran account of the author's personal experiences
  • life storyhaving a meaning similar to biography

Collocations

  • Easy read a biography
    to look at and comprehend written text regarding a biography
  • Medium executive biography for website
    describing executive biography for website (a person responsible for the administration of a business)
  • Hard authorized biography of industrialist
    to authorized biography of industrialist, meaning to grant authorization or clearance for
  • Very Hard definitive critical biography published
    describing definitive critical biography published (clearly defined or formulated; - R.B.Taney)

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