biographical
adjective
bio·graph·i·cal
ˌbī-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl 
variants
or less commonly biographic
1
: of, relating to, or constituting biography
2
: consisting of biographies
a biographical dictionary
3
: relating to a list briefly identifying persons
biographical notes
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Hospital death records helped Baham's team reconstruct some biographical moments of the 13 men and four women.
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 31 May 2025
Shot in Galicia, a landscape of rocky coasts and salty-blue air, this loosely biographical third feature from Catalan filmmaker Carla Simón, part of the Cannes competition slate, has a wistful, earthy glow.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 May 2025
Despite opening on the same weekend, Barbie dazzled with a $162 million debut, while Nolan’s movie took in $82.4 million, a virtually unheard of number for an adult biographical drama.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
After initial opposition, studios threw their support behind the bill when language was updated to carve out exclusions for projects such as documentaries and biographical works, or for purposes of comment, criticism, or parody, among others.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 May 2025
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 31 May 2025
Shot in Galicia, a landscape of rocky coasts and salty-blue air, this loosely biographical third feature from Catalan filmmaker Carla Simón, part of the Cannes competition slate, has a wistful, earthy glow.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 May 2025
Despite opening on the same weekend, Barbie dazzled with a $162 million debut, while Nolan’s movie took in $82.4 million, a virtually unheard of number for an adult biographical drama.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
After initial opposition, studios threw their support behind the bill when language was updated to carve out exclusions for projects such as documentaries and biographical works, or for purposes of comment, criticism, or parody, among others.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for biographical
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“Biographical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biographical. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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