autodidactic

Variant of autodidact

autodidact definition

auto·di·dact (ôt′ō dī′dakt′)

noun

a person who is self-educated

Etymology: ML autodidactus < Gr autodidaktos, self-taught: see auto- & didactic

Related Forms:

  • autodidactic au′to·di·dac′·tic (-dī dak′tik) adjective

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