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Spanish word
biográfico
Pronunciation
IPA/bjoˈɣɾafiko/
Meaning
- adjectivebiographical
Example
Se estrenó una película biográfica sobre su vida.
A biographical movie about his life premiered.
More examples
El documental biográfico mostró testimonios inéditos.
The biographical documentary presented previously unpublished testimonies.
Core concept
An account of a person's life and important events.
Common phrases
libro biográfico
biographical book
documental biográfico
biographical documentary
perfil biográfico
biographical profile
Similar words
autobiográfico: Relates a person's life written by that person, told from their own perspective.
documental: Uses real records, footage, or archival material to report events as documented fact.
Definition in Spanish
Que se refiere a la biografía y describe la vida y los hechos relevantes de una persona.
Word origin
From Spanish biografía plus the suffix -ico, with biografía ultimately from Greek bios 'life' and graphía 'writing', so biográfico means relating to the written account of a life.
Usage tips
- Spanish adjectives usually follow the noun, so 'película biográfica' is the common order.
Opposites
- ficcionalfictionaladjective
- novelesconovelisticadjective
Related words
- biografíabiographynoun
- biógrafobiographernoun
- biografiarpen a biographyverb