autobiography Definition
auto·bi·og·ra·phy (--fē)
autobiography Related Forms
au′to·bi′o·graph′i·cal (-bī′ə graf′i kəl) adjective or au′to·bi′o·graph′ic
au′to·bi′o·graph′i·cally adverb
autobiography Synonyms
autobiography
n.
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- unpublished: Balletco Poll Which unpublished autobiography would you most want to read?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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