Autodidact Definition
ôtō-dīdăkt
autodidacts
noun
A self-taught person.
American Heritage
A person who is self-educated.
Webster's New World
A self-taught person; an automath.
Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest autodidacts.
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autodidactsOrigin of Autodidact
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From Greek autodidaktos self-taught auto- auto- didaktos taught didactic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodidaktos), from αὐτός (autos, “self”) + διδάσκω (didaskō, “I teach”).
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