self-educated

[ self-ej-oo-key-tid, self- ]
/ ˌsɛlfˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tɪd, ˈsɛlf- /

adjective

educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.

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Origin of self-educated

First recorded in 1810–20

OTHER WORDS FROM self-educated

self-ed·u·cat·ing, adjectiveself-ed·u·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby self-educated

self-doubt, self-dramatizing, self-drive, self-driven, self-driving, self-educated, self-effacement, self-effacing, self-elected, self-employed, self-employment
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British Dictionary definitions for self-educated

self-educated

adjective

educated through one's own efforts without formal instruction
educated at one's own expense, without financial aid

Derived forms of self-educated

self-education, noun
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