autobio

[aw-toh-bahy-oh]

noun

Informal.

plural

autobios 

1. autobiography.

Word History and Origins

Origin of autobio¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Several companies, including Premier Biotech in the United States and China-based Autobio Diagnostics, offer point-of-care kits, which are designed to be used by health professionals to check if an individual has had the virus — but some companies market them for people to use at home.

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“I was really happy and comfortable writing autobio. Even striking out into realistic fiction, with ‘Drama,’ felt like a stretch.”

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Also, the Maya Angelou autobio that chronicles her touring with “Porgy & Bess” — I haven’t read it since high school, but her evocation of that experience has stayed with me.

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D’ORAZIO: The funny thing is, both my Punisher one-shot and the autobio are also about people “leaking” sensitive information.

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As Raquel succinctly put it in her 2010 autobio Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage, “with the aid of a wig, I have more versatility in my life, and so can you!”

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