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autodidact

[ aw-toh-dahy-dakt, -dahy-dakt ]
/ ˌɔ toʊˈdaɪ dækt, -daɪˈdækt /

noun

a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.

Nearby words

autocytolysin, autocytolysis, autocytotoxin, autodermic graft, autodestruct, autodidact, autodidactic, autodidacticism, autodigestion, autodyne, autoecholalia

Origin of autodidact

1525–35; < Greek autodídaktos self-taught; see auto-1, didactic
Related formsau·to·di·dac·tic, adjectiveau·to·di·dac·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for autodidactically

autodidact

/ (ˈɔːtəʊˌdaɪdækt) /

noun

a person who is self-taught
Derived Formsautodidactic, adjective

Word Origin for autodidact

C16: from Greek autodidaktos self-taught, from autos self + didaskein to teach
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Word Origin and History for autodidactically

autodidact

n.

1746, from Greek autodidaktos "self-taught" (see autodidactic).

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