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autobiography
a book about a person's life written by that same person
Synonyms
- memoir
autobiography in a sentence
She published her autobiography shortly after retiring from professional tennis.
The retired astronaut's autobiography describes, in his own words, the fear he felt during his first launch.
Where it comes from
From Greek autos 'self' + bios 'life' + graphein 'to write'
Memory hook
AUTO (self) + BIO (life) + GRAPHY (writing) — writing your own life.
Word parts
- auto/auth — self
autobiography: auto- (self) + bio (life) + -graphy (writing) - bio — life
autobiography: auto- (self) + bio (life) + graphy (writing)
Read it in context
- The Merchant Governor History
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