autobiography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
  2. Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.

Pronunciation

/ˌɔː.tə.baɪˈɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ en-us-autobiography.ogg

Word forms

autobiography autobiographies

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. English auto- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā) Ancient Greek βιογραφίᾱ (biographíā)der. New Latin biographiabor. English biography English autobiography From auto- + biography.

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