biographical narrative

collocation in English

meaningsofbiographicalandnarrative

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biographical
adjective
uk
/ˌbaɪ.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌbaɪ.oʊˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
about ...
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narrative
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈnær.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈner.ə.t̬ɪv/
a story or a description of a series ...
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(Definition ofbiographicalandnarrativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbiographical narrative

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Instead, he legitimizes his dream scenes by presenting abiographicalnarrativeexplaining the crime.
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In his successors one sees that the dream-generating function of childhood memories and thebiographicalnarrativecomponent of the dream remained significant in the 1890s.
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One of the most striking features of hisbiographicalnarrativeis the repeated use of verb-elliptical utterances for seven consecutive utterances.
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The maintenance of identity becomes a reflexively organised endeavour, sustaining a coherent, yet continuously revised,biographicalnarrative.
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There is also the problem of reading this genre as a straightforwardbiographicalnarrative, particularly in the context of devotional communities.
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Digressions from thebiographicalnarrative, scattered throughout the book, provide background into related topics, such as the history of botany.
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It is abiographicalnarrativeabout an office manager dealing with the everyday effects of totalitarianism.
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Conventional biographical narratives are thereby presented with an ending.
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The curriculum should include opportunities for students to read and analyze biographical narratives of contemporary and historical physicians whose professional lives reflect an ethic of service.
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It is a mix of argument intertwined with pertinent biographical narratives.
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We create, maintain and revise a set of biographical narratives, social roles and lifestyles the story of who we are, and how we came to be where we are now.
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