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Auto is an abbreviation for automobile which is a machine with an engine, four wheels, and room for passengers that is used to transport people on land. (noun)

A car is an example of an auto.

See auto in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun pl. autos

an automobile

intransitive verb autoed, autoing

to go by automobile: an earlier usage

adjective, noun

automatic

See auto in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(ôˈtō)

noun pl. au·tos

An automobile.

intransitive verb au·toed, au·to·ing, au·tos

To go by or ride in an automobile.

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