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au·to·di·dact
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ˌɔ
toʊˈdaɪ
dækt, -daɪˈdækt
/
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aw-toh-
dahy
-dakt, -dahy-
dakt
]
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noun
a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.
Origin:
1525–35;
<
Greek
autodídaktos
self-taught; see
auto-
,
didactic
Related forms
au·to·di·dac·tic,
adjective
au·to·di·dac·ti·cal·ly,
adverb
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autodidact
(ˈɔːtəʊˌdaɪdækt)
—
n
a person who is self-taught
[C16: from Greek
autodidaktos
self-taught, from
autos
self +
didaskein
to teach]
autodi'dactic
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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