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self-educated

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