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noun, plural -phies.
a history of a person's life written or told by that person.
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Autobiography
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
Example Sentences
- Of the nature of an autobiography rather than of a diary, this is one of the most delightful books of the kind in the language.
- Cutler insists the work is not an autobiography masquerading as a novel.
- His now famous autobiography was published posthumously in 1965.
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Cultural Dictionary
autobiography definition
A literary work about the writer's own life. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa are autobiographical.
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