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auto

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noun, plural -tos.

automobile.

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1895–1900, Americanism; by shortening

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Many of those grasping for a sign of economic optimism these days have pointed to the auto industry.

The room where he and a crew of other young men are busy resembles an auto mechanic's shop, with age-blackened machines.

There is good reason to keep the auto industry alive through this downturn, he believes.

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Many of those grasping for a sign of economic optimism these days have pointed to the auto industry.

The room where he and a crew of other young men are busy resembles an auto mechanic's shop, with age-blackened machines.

There is good reason to keep the auto industry alive through this downturn, he believes.

There are no reliable per capita data on regional differences in personal auto or air travel.

Sure this car looks nicer, and is probably more comfortable but when you're talking about cost, the auto makers can do better.

In a conventional auto race, the winner is the car that finishes first.

The auto industry says there's a simple reason hybrids are packed with features: economics.

We have two kinds of bailouts going on: one for banks, one for the auto industry.

Also reusing auto parts will help reduce the amount going to the land fill.

Italian auto designers have a daring sense of flair that is unmatched by their counterparts in other countries.

Basically we're bailing out auto companies once again by subsidizing car purchases.

The auto industry has cranked out many motoring mashups over the years.

Auto refinishers and paint shops use even more potentially harmful chemicals.

The auto industry is lurching toward a more fuel-efficient and eco-friendly future.

First he needs to change auto insurance law here to enable it.

Auto industry reps and auto enthusiasts said such a draconian law would limit consumer choice and cripple automakers.

Part of the purpose was to give a lift to the ailing auto industry.

In fact, many of the same credit shenanigans that led to the current housing crisis are now migrating to auto loans.

Try an auto dealer, one of the larger ones--they sometimes have good deals on longer-term rentals.

For your convenience, auto renew subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each term.

Auto manufacturing is still central, but it has managed to become.

How some major auto rental firms have responded to consumer demand by offering fuel-efficient cars.

Funny how sacking your chief executive on the eve of an auto show.

They have propelled it to the top level of profitability in the global auto industry.

ChargeCar aims to create a kit that makes it easy for local auto shops to convert conventional cars to electric.

Bad driving can cause double-digit increases in your auto insurance rates.

If you had been an auto worker in the past and could still do.

Modern auto focus and auto exposure cameras make this easy to do as well.

There's a reason, as this ad implies, that there are age brackets for auto insurance premiums.

The guy who bought it was a student at auto tech school and wanted it for his project.

He spent years working as an auto mechanic-a job he enjoyed and that paid well.

Accelerating an energy transformation in the auto industry.

The portfolio outside my retirement accounts would be subject to judgement in the event of an auto accident.

Ener1 must seek sustenance from other auto or grid contracts, or risk collapsing as investors flee.

Yes, you make more mistakes than typing on an ordinary keyboard, but the auto correct function helps with that a great deal.

The apparently decreasing airspeed will result in the auto throttle system increasing thrust to maintain the desired airspeed.

If you accidentally kill someone in an auto accident, which you caused, you are not charged with murder.

However, last year about a two weeks before the quarter ended, a young man was killed in an auto accident near campus.

Auto racing is divided based on vehicle modifications.

Just look at the auto industry or the steel industry.

The myth is that streetcars were bought out so auto manufacturers could sell cars.

Your bland slides more resembled an abandoned auto plant than the scene of a nuclear disaster.

The auto industry had to dismiss him as a witness and bring in another climate skeptic scientist.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

a combining form meaning “self,” “same,” “spontaneous,” used in the formation of compound words: autograph.

Also, especially before a vowel, aut-.

Origin:
< Greek, combining form of autós self

a combining form representing automobile in compound words: autocade.

Origin:
see auto

a combining form representing automatic in compound words: autoalarm; autofeed; autofocus. Sometimes also taken as an adjective: auto enlarger; auto stop control.

automatic.

automobile.

automotive.

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World English Dictionary

auto (ˈɔːtəʊ)

—n , pl -tos
1.	a. short for automobile
	b. (as modifier): auto parts
2.	informal (Indian) short for autorickshaw

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Word Origin & History

auto-

from Gk. auto- "self, one's own," combining form of autos "self, same," of unknown origin. Before a vowel, aut-; before an aspirate, auth-. In Gk. also used as a prefix to proper names, e.g. automelinna "Melinna herself." The opposite prefix would be allo-.

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auto

shortened form of automobile, 1899, from Fr. auto.

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

auto- or aut-
pref.
Self; same: autogamy.

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

auto-
A prefix meaning "oneself," as in autoimmune, producing antibodies or immunity against oneself. It also means "by itself, automatic," as in autonomic, governing by itself.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

auto
automobile

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