biography Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an account of the series of events making up a person's life
    life; life story; life history.

WordNet

Bi*og"ra*phy noun
Etymology
Gr. ; life + to write: cf. F. biographie. See Graphic.
Wordforms
plural Biographies
Definitions
  1. The written history of a person's life.
  2. Biographical writings in general.

Webster 1913