biographical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌbaɪ.əˈɡɹæf.ɪ.kəl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía) Ancient Greek βιογραφίᾱ (biographíā)der. New Latin biographiabor. English biography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English biographical From biography + -ical.
Meanings
- of or relating to an account of a person's life
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most biographical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more biographical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
biographical film · semibiographical · unbiographical · pseudobiographical · biographical sketch · biographically · autobiographical · biographical dictionary · biopic · nonbiographical · psychobiographical
Relateds
biographic · biography · biographer
Translations (30)
ka ბიოგრაფიული (relating to an account of a person's life) · sh biògrafskī (relating to an account of a person's life) · la biographicus (relating to an account of a person's life) · cy bywgraffyddol (relating to an account of a person's life) · fi elämäkerrallinen (relating to an account of a person's life) · hy կենսագրական (relating to an account of a person's life) · nl biografisch (relating to an account of a person's life) · sh био̀графскӣ (relating to an account of a person's life) · fr biographique (relating to an account of a person's life) · pt biográfico (relating to an account of a person's life) · it biografico (relating to an account of a person's life) · ru биографи́ческий (relating to an account of a person's life) · ga beathaisnéiseach (relating to an account of a person's life) · uk біографічний (relating to an account of a person's life) · cs biografický (relating to an account of a person's life) · cs životopisný (relating to an account of a person's life) · cy bywgraffiadol (relating to an account of a person's life) · mk биогра́фски (relating to an account of a person's life) · de biographisch (relating to an account of a person's life) · ca biogràfic (relating to an account of a person's life) · cy cofiannol (relating to an account of a person's life) · nb biografisk (relating to an account of a person's life) · ko 전기의 (relating to an account of a person's life) · es biográfico (relating to an account of a person's life) · de biografisch (relating to an account of a person's life) · ast biográficu (relating to an account of a person's life) · ro biografic (relating to an account of a person's life) · gl biográfico (relating to an account of a person's life) · pl biograficzny (relating to an account of a person's life) · nn biografisk (relating to an account of a person's life)