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au·to·di·dact

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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; < Gk autodídaktos self-taught; see auto-, didactic

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—Related forms

au·to·di·dac·tic, adjective

au·to·di·dac·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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au·to·di·dact Audio Help (ô'tō-dī'dākt') Pronunciation Key
n. A self-taught person.

[From Greek autodidaktos, self-taught : auto-, auto- + didaktos, taught; see didactic.]

au'to·di·dac'tic adj.

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