autobiographical
or au·to·bi·o·graph·ic
[aw-tuh-bahy-uh-graf-i-kuh l or aw-tuh-bahy-uh-graf-ik; aw-toh-]
- marked by or dealing with one's own experiences or life history; of or in the manner of an autobiography: autobiographical material; an autobiographical novel.
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Origin of autobiographical
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Contemporary Examples
For a shorter introduction to Richardson, read Journey to Paradise: Short Stories and Autobiographical Sketches.
As advertised, Holler is not autobiographical in the same way that the works of Rodgers and Hammerstein are not autobiographical.
Jodorowsky moved on, and recently directed an autobiographical film, The Dance of Reality (opening in May).
“For us, our collections are so autobiographical,” McCollough told The New York Times.
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They form a separate unit, one that is autobiographical in feeling, though not, sometimes, entirely so in fact.
Historical Examples
Some of these autobiographical fragments affected me deeply.
The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
But this chapter is only autobiographical, and we will pass over the history.
The GypsiesCharles G. Leland
Their title is autobiographical, and, for that reason, they are slightly egotistical.
Moon LoreTimothy Harley
Lloyd had attempted an autobiographical satire in The Curate.
The MethodistEvan Lloyd
See also the autobiographical sketch in the Annals of Agriculture, xv.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.Leslie Stephen
autobiographical
- of or concerned with one's own life
- of or relating to an autobiography
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