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au⋅to

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

Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; by shortening

auto-

1
a combining form meaning “self,” “same,” “spontaneous,” used in the formation of compound words: autograph.
Also, especially before a vowel, aut-.


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of autós self

auto-

2
a combining form representing automobile in compound words: autocade.

Origin:
see auto

auto-

3
a combining form representing automatic in compound words: autoalarm; autofeed; autofocus. Sometimes also taken as an adjective: auto enlarger; auto stop control.

auto.

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.]

auto 
shortened form of automobile, 1899, from Fr. auto.
Language Translation for : auto
Spanish: auto,
German: selbst…; auto…,
Japanese: 自動の-
auto
automobile
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