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biographynoun

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun biography. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Earliest known use

mid s

The earliest known use of the noun biography is in the mid s.

OED's earliest evidence for biography is from , in the writing of John Fell, bishop of Oxford.

biography is a borrowing from Latin.

Etymons:Latinbiographia.

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