biography biog·raphy UK/baɪˈɒɡɹəfi/ US/baɪˈɑɡɹəfi/ uncommon noun 1. an account of the series of events making up a person''s life Synonymslifelife storylife history Related words Broader terms history Narrower terms autobiographyhagiographyprofileParallel Lives WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.