Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Biography \Bi*og"ra*phy\, n.; pl. {Biographies}. [Gr. ?; ? life
   + ? to write: cf. F. biographie. See {Graphic}.]
   1. The written history of a person's life.

   2. Biographical writings in general.

Source : WordNet®

biography
     n : an account of the series of events making up a person's life
         [syn: {life}, {life story}, {life history}]