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biopic

/ˈbaɪ.oʊ.pɪk/

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BY-oh-pik: begin as you would say “bio.”

The opening BY-oh has the main stress, followed by a short pik. Dictionaries also record bye-OP-ik, so listen for where each speaker places the strongest beat.

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We watched a biopic about a pioneering aviator.

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What does biopic mean?

noun

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

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbaɪ.oʊ.pɪk/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/baɪˈɑp.ɪk/
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