autobiography
[ aw-tuh-bahy-og-ruh-fee, -bee-, aw-toh- ]
/ ˌɔ tə baɪˈɒg rə fi, -bi-, ˌɔ toʊ- /
noun, plural au·to·bi·og·ra·phies.
a history of a person's life written or told by that person.
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OTHER WORDS FROM autobiography
au·to·bi·og·ra·pher, nounWords nearby autobiography
autoantigen, autobahn, autobio, autobiog, autobiographical, autobiography, autobiography of alice b. toklas, the, autobus, autocade, autocatalysis, autocatharsis
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British Dictionary definitions for autobiography
autobiography
/ (ˌɔːtəʊbaɪˈɒɡrəfɪ, ˌɔːtəbaɪ-) /
noun plural -phies
an account of a person's life written or otherwise recorded by that person
Derived forms of autobiography
autobiographer, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Cultural definitions for autobiography
autobiography
A literary work about the writer's own life. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa are autobiographical.
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