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au⋅to

[aw-toh]
–noun, plural -tos.
automobile.

Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; by shortening
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au·to   (ô'tō)   
n.   pl. au·tos
An automobile.
intr.v.   au·toed, au·to·ing, au·tos
To go by or ride in an automobile.

[Short for automobile.]
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Word Origin & History

auto 
shortened form of automobile, 1899, from Fr. auto.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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