biographie

See also: Biographie

Dutch

Noun

biographie f (plural biographieën, diminutive biographietje n)

  1. (dated) superseded spelling of biografie

French

Etymology

From bio- +‎ -graphie, from Latin biographia, from Ancient Greek βιογραφία (biographía), composed by βίος (bíos, life) + γράφω (gráphō, write).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bjɔ.ɡʁa.fi/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
  • Homophones: biographient, biographies
  • Hyphenation: bio‧gra‧phie

Noun

biographie f (plural biographies)

  1. biography

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Derived terms

Verb

biographie

  1. inflection of biographier:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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