Biographic

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Pertaining to the detailed account of an individual's life and personal experiences
2. Relating to the narrative encompassing significant events and milestones of a person's life
3. Concerning the written record that chronicles the life events, experiences, and accomplishments of an individual

Etymology: "Biographic" is formed from "biography" plus the adjectival suffix "-ic". "Biography" comes from Medieval Latin "biographia", which combines Greek "bios" (life) and "graphia" (writing, from "graphein", to write). Literally, a biography is a "writing of a life," and the parts of the word still say exactly that. The Greek roots show up in the English word "biographical" alongside "biography," and "biographic" is an adjective used in the same sense: relating to the story of a person's life. It is a plain compound with no surprising detour, so its history is simply the history of its two Greek components joined in the Latin and then English forms.

Synonyms: biographical, historical, narrative