Autobiography definition

ôtō-bī-ŏgrə-fē
autobiographies
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The story of one's own life written or dictated by oneself.
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The art or practice of writing one's own biography.
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The biography of a person written by that person.
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A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
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The definition of an autobiography is someone's life story written by that person.

Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama is an example of an autobiography.

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Noun

Singular:
autobiography
Plural:
autobiographies

Origin of autobiography

Autobiography Sentence Examples

  • His Autobiography was published in 1850.

  • His autobiography was published a few years ago.

  • He wrote in his autobiography that he was impressed with her beauty.

  • In the Discourse of Method Descartes had sketched the main points in his new views, with a mental autobiography which might explain their origin, and with some suggestions of as to their applications.

  • Miss Keller's autobiography contains almost everything that she ever intended to publish.

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