as-told-to
[ az-tohld-too ]
/ ˌæzˈtoʊldˌtu /
adjective
(of a biographical account) written by a professional author using information from personal conversations with the subject.
noun
an as-told-to biography.
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Origin of as-told-to
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby as-told-to
as yet, as you like it, as you please, as-, as-live, as-told-to, as., asa, asa/bs, asafetida, asafoetida
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Example sentences from the Web for as-told-to
Over the years, Crawford has been largely silent, speaking out only for an as-told-to obituary to Houston published in Esquire.
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