biographic
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- adjective
- /ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪk/
:
biográfico
- Each applicant had to submit a biographic statement along with their resume to provide context for their work history.
All of the biographic, all biographical accounts of him reveal him to be a cruel, cold, vindictive man.
- All of the biographic, all biographical accounts of him reveal him to be a cruel, cold, vindictive man.
Examples
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Some feminist scholars continue to employ traditional biographic approaches to facilitate the rediscovery and recuperation of "lost" or underestimated women artists.
Academic text (2004) -
Tibby's conversation was full of biographic and geographic references.
Fiction book (1999) -
All of the biographic, all biographical accounts of him reveal him to be a cruel, cold, vindictive man.
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More than any of her previous books, Smith's newest novel is littered with enough biographic detail to suggest Smith's own meditation on the subject of self-inquiry.
Blog text (3) -
One of the most appreciated aspects is that employers are able to quickly browse job seekers in a consistent format to allow the skills, work, and biographic information to be presented clearly without the hassle of navigating different presentation formats.
Blog text (12) -
These factors can be grouped into three broad categories: demographic or biographic (race, sex, age, type of degree, or level of education), economic (unemployment and compensation), and institutional (grade, year of service, service obligation, type of aircraft, hours flown, manning levels).
Academic text (1998) -
Work within the historical-biographic tradition complements anthropological historical scholarship, restudies, and long-term field observations (Gewertz and Schieffelen 1985).
Academic text (1990) -
The biographic details in her novel reveal much about her childhood and personal experiences.
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His biographic essay emphasized the key events that shaped his career as a writer.
Synonyms
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About the facts and events of a person's life
Surface Forms
Morphology
biographic = biography (transparent) = biograph + ic
The adjective is transparently formed from the notion of 'biography' with the adjectival suffix '-ic', indicating 'relating to a biography'.
Etymology
The word biographic comes from the Greek parts bio- meaning 'life', as in biology, and -graphic meaning 'to write', as in autograph. So biographic is about a person's written life story and is used for things that relate to a biography.