autobiographical

American  

[aw-tuh-bahy-uh-graf-i-kuhl, aw-toh-] / ˌɔ təˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl, ˌɔ toʊ- /

Also autobiographic

adjective

1. marked by or dealing with one's own experiences or life history; of or in the manner of an autobiography: an autobiographical novel.

   autobiographical material;

   an autobiographical novel.

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autobiographical British  

/ ˌɔːtəˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or concerned with one's own life

2. of or relating to an autobiography

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Other Word Forms

• autobiographically adverb
• nonautobiographical adjective
• nonautobiographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of autobiographical

First recorded in 1820–30; auto- ¹ + biographical

Example Sentences

In her third year of university, Franks started writing an autobiographical play, based on her time there.

From BBC

The main achievement of his last four decades was to revise his autobiographical epic, “The Prelude.”

From The Wall Street Journal

She said it’s somewhat autobiographical, ‘even though it didn’t really happen.’

From Los Angeles Times

Tanner plunges into these ostentatiously autobiographical roles, heedlessly, hectically and without a psychiatric net.

From Los Angeles Times

She went on to write a bestselling autobiographical novel, “Ruth Hall,” a rags-to-riches story about an impoverished widow who flies to fame with her newspaper column.

From The Wall Street Journal