biografía
biography
noun byoh-grah-FEE-ah Rare
Origin: From Greek bios (life) + graphein (to write).
Usage Note
Biografía is an exact cognate of English 'biography', but note the written accent on the final -í-. The shortened colloquial form bio is increasingly common in digital contexts. The adjective biográfico and the agent noun biógrafo/biógrafa (biographer) are standard related forms. Autobiografía (autobiography) is a transparent compound.
Examples
"Leyó una larga biografía del presidente."
Natural Translation
He read a long biography of the president.

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