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autobiography Definition

auto·bi·og·ra·phy (--fē)

noun pl. -·phies

  1. the art or practice of writing one's own biography
  2. the story of one's own life written or dictated by oneself

Etymology: auto- + biography: coined (1809) by Robert Southey

autobiography Related Forms

au′to·bi′o·graphi·cal (-bī′ə grafi kəl) adjective or au′to·bi′o·graphic au′to·bi′o·graphi·cally adverb

autobiography Synonyms

autobiography

n.

memoirs, personal history, self-portrayal, confession, life, experiences, account of oneself, adventures, biography, life story, journal, letters, fortunes, diary.

autobiography Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • man: Now here is the autobiography of this remarkable man, one of Britain's leading television and cabaret performers.
  • woman: Written in 1857, this is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivaled Florence Nightingale's during the Crimean War.
  • year: Promise of a Dream is her autobiography of these years.

Converse of object

  • pen: Answer Bobby Hatfield 12 Who penned the autobiography Banana's Can't Fly?
  • write: Late in his life, Wilder started writing an autobiography.
  • publish: He defended his actions in his autobiography published in 1961.
  • entitle: This is an autobiography entitled, ' Three Gowns and a Cross ' .
  • read: I was reading the autobiography of Moss Hart, who wrote very successful comedies with George Kaufman.
  • release: Released a family autobiography " We Barrymores " in 1950.

Adjective modifier

  • best-selling: He subsequently co-wrote Bob Geldof's best-selling autobiography, Is That It?
  • unpublished: Balletco Poll Which unpublished autobiography would you most want to read?
  • fictional: In reality the film is probably a fictional autobiography with Woody Allen playing the part of ' Woody Allen ' .
  • revealing: You can think of it by reading my industriously revealing autobiography.
  • naval: The Six Long Years The seventh extract from the naval autobiography of George John Sallet.
  • spiritual: Hailsham's spiritual autobiography has some apologetic chapters, The Door Wherein I Went, London: Collins, 1975.

Noun used with modifier

  • verse: Published in 1960, the poem was an immediate best seller and heralded as ' the verse autobiography of the century ' .
  • football: Best football autobiography I've read, 2006-06-02 Finished it this morning.
  • part: The last three chapters, the 1950s until today, are in part autobiography and, therefore, ensure an original contribution.
  • selling: She revealed all in her best selling autobiography, Ugly.
  • tell-all: Adapted from Mr. Evans's tell-all autobiography, the movie takes the audience on an intimate journey into the mind of this Hollywood legend.

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