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autobiography

[aw-tuh-bahy-og-ruh-fee, -bee-, aw-toh-]

noun

plural

autobiographies 
  1. a history of a person's life written or told by that person.



autobiography

/ ˌɔːtəʊbaɪˈɒɡrəfɪ, ˌɔːtəbaɪ- /

noun

  1. an account of a person's life written or otherwise recorded by that person

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

autobiography

  1. A literary work about the writer's own life. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa are autobiographical.

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Other Word Forms

  • autobiographer noun
  • ˌܳٴDzˈDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of autobiography1

First recorded in 1790–1800; auto- 1 + biography
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Her own autobiography, “Audition,” became my guide, and the things she talked about in that were important and became the map.

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According to his autobiography, the BBC told him "it is not our policy to cover this war".

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The title of her autobiography, due out in September, is synonymous with her most famous character - Stacey Shipman - but Page believes Lush also sums up her own personality.

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The frontman opened up about reuniting with longtime collaborator Paul Barker, the band’s final album, his disdain for violent mosh pits, and why he never read his autobiography.

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Some will take issue with it as it is inspired by the autobiography of the same name from trans writer, journalist and trans rights campaigner Paris Lees.

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