semiautobiographical

American  

[sem-ee-aw-tuh-bahy-uh-graf-i-kuhl, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˌɔ təˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

1. pertaining to or being a fictionalized account of an author's own life.

2. pertaining to or being a work of fiction strongly influenced by events in an author's life.

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Etymology

Origin of semiautobiographical

First recorded in 1935–40; semi- + autobiographical

Example Sentences

The two had previously paired up on Gerwig’s semiautobiographical movie “Lady Bird,” which, like “Call Me by Your Name,” was released in 2017.

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It was only several years later, following his semiautobiographical film “Roma,” that he realized how he could adapt it.

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Sundance has long been a haven for semiautobiographical stories from up-and-coming filmmakers, particularly those with less firmly established Hollywood roots than Eisenberg.

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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.

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Ray Romano’s deeply earnest, semiautobiographical dramedy, “Somewhere in Queens,” starts off with such evocative charm that it’s both a surprise and a shame when the story goes sideways at the midpoint — and never quite recovers.

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