biographical sketch

collocation in English

meaningsofbiographicalandsketch

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biographical
adjective
uk
/ˌbaɪ.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌbaɪ.oʊˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
about ...
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sketch
noun[C]
uk
/sketʃ/us
/sketʃ/
a simple, quickly-made drawing that does not have ...
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(Definition ofbiographicalandsketchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Each author is introduced with abiographicalsketch, as well as an exhaustive series of bibliographical references, when such information is available.
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Short as it is, the briefbiographicalsketchof the author that appears at the end of the book manages to misspell his name in the second paragraph.
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I cannot be expected to give abiographicalsketchin answer to a question.
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It is not certain who wrote thisbiographicalsketchand various candidates have been proposed.
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A few days after he was hired, inaccuracies were discovered in his publishedbiographicalsketch.
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Nearly everybiographicalsketchcontains links to other biographies.
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He provides detailed biographical sketches and overviews of both scholars' work.
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He blends biographical sketches with expositions of their central ideas, in the process ranging over an impressively wide swath of the history of scholarship.
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The book includes a timeline, a glossary and biographical sketches.
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This contains over one hundred of his finest portraits, as well as short biographical sketches of the subjects.
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They published many biographical sketches of locals and specialty items like school yearbooks.
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He is credited in some biographical sketches with revolutionizing the railroad or machine industries with his devices.
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Popular sermons were excerpted, and biographical sketches were also published with a moral focus.
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He authored novels, short stories and biographical sketches.
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She was also a prolific contributor to periodical literature, and also wrote many biographical sketches.
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The print edition is 1117 pages and includes 1400 entries, 2000 biographical sketches, 250 significant business enterprise descriptions, and hundreds of maps.
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He has authored in excess of 100 books, translations and has edited collections of essays, biographical sketches and felicitation volumes.
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Presented below are brief biographical sketches and genealogical information with links to articles on the members.
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