biopic

biopic

English

Etymology

Shortened from biographical picture.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪ.əʊ.pɪk/
• (US) enPR: bīʹōpĭk, IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪ.oʊ.pɪk/
• (US, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /baɪ.ˈɑ.pɪk/

Noun

biopic (plural biopics)

1. (film) A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people).

Usage notes

Most American and British dictionaries give only the pronunciation with a long o,[1][2] although the Cambridge US audio file has the pronunciation with /ɑ/.[3]

Synonyms

• biographical film

References

1. “biopic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
2. “biopic” (US) / “biopic” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
3. “biopic” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. US audio file

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English biopic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjɔ.pik/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

biopic m (plural biopics)

1. biopic

   Synonyms: biografilm, film biographique

Usage notes

The term biopic is still rare in France. It is used in specialised press. For common use, use film biographique.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English biopic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjoˈpik/ [bjoˈpik]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: bio‧pic

Noun

biopic m (plural biopics)

1. biopic

Further reading

• “biopic”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014