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noun
The life story of a person as deduced from their skeletal remains.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The practice of deducing life stories from skeletal remains.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From osteo- + biography.
