BIOGRAPH

Etymology

Noun

biograph (plural biographs)

(rare) A biographical essay.

An early device to show moving pictures on a screen.

Verb

biograph (third-person singular simple present biographs, present participle biographing, simple past and past participle biographed)

(rare, transitive) To write a biography of.

Synonyms

• biographize

Source: Wiktionary


Bi"o*graph, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -graph.]

1.

Definition: An animated picture machine for screen projection; a cinematograph.

2. [Cf. Biography.] A biographical sketch. [Rare]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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