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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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