semiautobiographical
Americanadjective
-
pertaining to or being a fictionalized account of an author's own life.
-
pertaining to or being a work of fiction strongly influenced by events in an author's life.
Etymology
Origin of semiautobiographical
First recorded in 1935–40; semi- + autobiographical
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Three generations of Yecke women have shared a love of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semiautobiographical books about American pioneer life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The books center on semiautobiographical poets and often smuggle in examples of their—that is, Mr. Lerner’s—work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
In 2009, he published “The Wish Maker,” a semiautobiographical coming-of-age novel set in his home city.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2024
But that’s only one part of the series, a semiautobiographical comedy/drama about a woman in Manhattan, Kan., learning to love herself and reengage with life after the death of her sister.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
The two have worked together now 12 times, convincing Branagh that his friend was just the right person to play his grandmother in his semiautobiographical ‘Belfast.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
