according to face the facts usa a project of george washington university 10 percent of all public school students in the united states are english as second language esl learners english language learners ells meaning they have limited english proficiency
biographies. 1  1 : a usually written history of a person's life a new biography of Abraham Lincoln. 2  2 : biographical writings as a whole the genre of biography. 3  3 : an account of the life of something (as an animal, a coin, or a building) the biography of the commonwealth.
Top Definition. autobiography. an account of a person's life written by the person themself. I am going to write an autobiography of my life. A biography on the other hand is an account of a persons life written by someone else. e.g. I am writing a biography of my grandfather's life.