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[aw-toh]
noun, plural -tos.

Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; by shortening

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Example Sentences
  • 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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auto-

1
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

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.
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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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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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Medical Dictionary

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

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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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