biography

/baɪˈɑːɡrəfi/

Syllables bi·og·ra·phy

Stress bi-OG-ra-phy

Phonics Breakdown

bio

/baɪɑ/

schwa

gra

/ɡrə/

schwa

phy

/fi/

ph = /f/

Meaning

the story of a person's life written by someone else

Sound Reference

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bi=/baɪ/(bike) + o=/ɑ/(hot) + gra=/ɡrə/(agree) + phy=/fi/(phone)

Example

She is reading a biography of Abraham Lincoln.