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4 +2 | biography books / biographies |
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5 +1 | biographical/biography books |
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4 | biography books / translation/interpretation books |
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biography books / translation/interpretation books Explanation: interpretation books |
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biography books / biographies Explanation: biography form of nonfictional literature, the subject of which is the life of an individual. In general, the form is considered to include autobiography, in which the subject recounts his or her own history. Biography can be seen as a branch of history, because it depends on a selective ordering and interpretation of materials, written and oral -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2009-08-05 15:22:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- www.Britannica.com -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 mins (2009-08-05 15:26:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- bi‧og‧ra‧phy [See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages] plural biographies 1 [countable] a book that tells what has happened in someone's life, written by someone else -biography of Boswell's biography of Dr. Johnson 2 [uncountable] literature that consists of biographies [↪ autobiography] http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/biography |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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