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au⋅to

  [aw-toh]
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–noun, plural -tos.
automobile.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; by shortening
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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:
< 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.

 
1. automatic.
2. automobile.
3. automotive.
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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- 
from Gk. auto-, "self, one's own," combining form of autos "self, same," of unknown origin. The opposite prefix would be allo-.

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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Abbreviations & Acronyms
auto
automobile
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