"heterobiography" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heterobiographies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi Etymology: hetero- + biography Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hetero|biography}} hetero- + biography Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} heterobiography (countable and uncountable, plural heterobiographies)
  1. biography written by another person, as opposed to an autobiography Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Genres, Literature Hypernyms: biography Translations (biography written by another person): heitribheathaisnéis [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-heterobiography-en-noun-lkr94QLP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hetero-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for heterobiography meaning in English (1.7kB)

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          "code": "ga",
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