What does AUTOBIOGRAPHY mean?
Definitions for AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ˌɔ tə baɪˈɒg rə fi, -bi-, ˌɔ toʊ-au·to·bi·og·ra·phy
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Princeton's WordNet
autobiographynoun
a biography of yourself
Wiktionary
autobiographynoun
A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
Wikipedia
Autobiography
An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written biography of one's own life.
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autobiography
An autobiography is a self-written account of the life of oneself. It is a narrative or book that presents a life history of the person who wrote it and the details of their personal experiences, memories, and reflections. The content of an autobiography is often inclusive of the author's personal perspective and interpretation of events and facts.
Webster Dictionary
Autobiographynoun
a biography written by the subject of it; memoirs of one's life written by one's self
Etymology: [Auto- + biography.]
Wikidata
Autobiography
An autobiography is a self-written account of the life of a person.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Autobiography
aw-to-bī-og′raf-i, n. the biography or life of a person written by himself.—n. Autobiog′rapher, one who writes his own life.—adjs. Autobiograph′ic, -al. [Gr. autos, one's self, bios, life, graphein, to write.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
autobiography
1. Auto-intoxication. 2. Things which no one else will say about you, and which therefore you have to say of yourself.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Autobiography
The life of a person written by himself or herself. (Harrod's Librarians' Glossary, 7th ed)
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of AUTOBIOGRAPHY in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of AUTOBIOGRAPHY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of AUTOBIOGRAPHY in a Sentence
Autobiography is an unrivaled vehicle for telling the truth about other people.
Autobiography is an unrivalled vehicle for telling the truth about other people.
I write fiction and I'm told it's autobiography, I write autobiography and I'm told it's fiction, so since I'm so dim and they're so smart, let them decide what it is or it isn't.
One's life story cannot be told with complete veracity. A true autobiography would have to be written in states of mind, emotions, heartbeats, smiles and tears not in months and years, or physical events. Life is marked off on the soul by feelings, not by dates.
It was her autobiography, ‘No Bed of Roses.’ She said, ‘I want you to read this book. It’s me.’.
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Translations for AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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- سيرة ذاتية, السيرة ذاتيةArabic
- автобиографияBulgarian
- autobiografiaCatalan, Valencian
- autobiografie, vlastní životopisCzech
- selvbiografiDanish
- Autobiographie, AutobiografieGerman
- αυτοβιογραφίαGreek
- aŭtobiografio, membiografioEsperanto
- autobiografíaSpanish
- حسبحالPersian
- omaelämäkertaFinnish
- autobiographieFrench
- dírbheathaisnéisIrish
- autobiografíaGalician
- אוטוביוגרפיהHebrew
- आत्मकथाHindi
- önéletrajzHungarian
- autobiografiIndonesian
- autobiografiaItalian
- אוֹטוֹבִּיוֹגְרָפִיָהHebrew
- 自伝Japanese
- ಆತ್ಮಚರಿತ್ರೆKannada
- 자서전Korean
- OperaLatin
- автобиографијаMacedonian
- awtobijografijaMaltese
- autobiografieDutch
- selvbiografiNorwegian
- autobiografiaPolish
- autobiografiaPortuguese
- autobiografieRomanian
- автобиографияRussian
- autobiografija, аутобиографијаSerbo-Croatian
- vlastný životopisSlovak
- autobiografiAlbanian
- självbiografiSwedish
- சுயசரிதையில்Tamil
- స్వీయచరిత్రలోTelugu
- อัตชีวประวัติThai
- otobiyografiTurkish
- автобіографіяUkrainian
- سوانح عمریUrdu
- hồi kýVietnamese
- אױטאׇביאׇגראַפֿיעYiddish
- 自传Chinese
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