autobiography
noun
a history of a person's life written or told by that person.
autobiographies
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pluralof autobiography.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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What if autobiographies or books about history are more your thing?
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
So I love to look for vegan books, nutrition books, rock biographies and autobiographies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
The book’s leading actors have been subjects of biographies and autobiographies, and most events have been exhaustively covered in scholarly and popular histories and articles as well as media reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
Chapter 9 is about Frederick Douglass and identity-aware liberalism, as expressed through his autobiographies.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2024
Pamphlets of verse by negro poets, autobiographies of colored orators.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
