Biographical
of or relating to a person’s life:
he’s gathering biographical data for his book on milton.
pertaining to or containing biography:
a biographical dictionary.
contemporary examples
what are they hiding? jacob bernstein october 24, 2009
‘the embrace of unreason’: how france lost it all between the wars michael korda may 3, 2014
telling my family that i’m leaving again for afghanistan nick willard april 8, 2014
what is a genius? nick romeo november 8, 2013
miranda july talks about her new book ‘it chooses you’ carolyn sun november 22, 2011
historical examples
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 12, slice 8 various
cyropaedia xenophon
the life of ludwig van beethoven, volume ii (of 3) alexander wheelock thayer
the book-hunter at home p. b. m. allan
the life of florence nightingale vol. 1 of 2 edward tyas cook
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