biographies (noun)

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• who's who — noun a) A publication of famous peoples biographies Nearly every country has now a Whos Who, which gives a brief out lino of the life and work of living men who have distinguished themselves in various ways. Many biographies have been combined… …   Wiktionary

• member — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elite, high ranking, influential, key, leading, powerful, prominent ▪ ranking (AmE), senior …   Collocations dictionary

• biography — noun (plural biographies) an account of someone s life written by someone else. Derivatives biographer noun Origin C17: from Fr. biographie or mod. L. biographia, from med. Gk, from bios life + graphia writing …   English new terms dictionary

• nonfiction — noun Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively. Encyclopedias, how to manuals and biographies are all considered nonfiction and so are kept in the nonfiction section …   Wiktionary

• biography — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ authorized, official ▪ unauthorized, unofficial ▪ brief, potted (BrE), short ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• biography — noun 1 (C) an account of a person s life written by someone else: Boswell s biography of Dr. Johnson 2 (U) the part of literature that consists of biographies compare autobiography biographical adjective biographically /kli/ adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Andre Maurois — noun French writer best known for his biographies (1885 1967) • Syn: ↑Maurois, ↑Emile Herzog • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

• Emile Herzog — noun French writer best known for his biographies (1885 1967) • Syn: ↑Maurois, ↑Andre Maurois • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

• Hilaire Belloc — noun English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for children (1870 1953) • Syn: ↑Belloc, ↑Joseph Hilaire Peter Belloc • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * Hilaire Bel …   Useful english dictionary

• Maurois — noun French writer best known for his biographies (1885 1967) • Syn: ↑Andre Maurois, ↑Emile Herzog • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * /maw rddwann /, n. André /ahonn drdday /, (Émile Salomon Wilhelm He …   Useful english dictionary

• Parallel Lives — noun a collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays • Instance Hypernyms: ↑biography, ↑life, ↑life story, ↑life history …   Useful english dictionary