autobiography

[aw-tuh-bahy-og-ruh-fee, -bee-, aw-toh-]

noun

plural

autobiographies 

1. a history of a person's life written or told by that person.

autobiography

/ ˌɔːtəʊbaɪˈɒɡrəfɪ, ˌɔːtəbaɪ- /

noun

1. an account of a person's life written or otherwise recorded by that person

autobiography

1. A literary work about the writer's own life. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa are autobiographical.

Other Word Forms

• autobiographer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of autobiography¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; auto- ¹ + biography

Example Sentences

When Alan returned from his hiatus in the 2010s, in the YouTube series Mid Morning Matters and spoof autobiography I, Partridge, a new writing team was in place.

From BBC

That’s not to say his life after tennis hasn’t been eventful, and he unpacks it all in an autobiography, “Heartbeats,” that will be released Tuesday in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

The 69-year-old announced the news in the final chapter of his autobiography, stating the disease was "at its most advanced stage" but he would "fight every day like it's a Wimbledon final".

From BBC

Zinchenko also revealed in his autobiography that his wife and young daughters were sad when visiting Emirates Stadium and not seeing him on the pitch.

From BBC

In his autobiography, Stamp Album, he recalled how he loved the life, but he could not shake off the feeling he wanted to be an actor.

From BBC

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• memoir