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a combining form representing automatic in compound words: autoalarm; autofeed; autofocus. Sometimes also taken as an adjective: auto enlarger; auto stop control; auto dialer.
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auto- or (sometimes before a vowel) aut-
 
combining form
1.  self; same; of or by the same one: autobiography
2.  acting from or occurring within; self-caused: autohypnosis
3.  self-propelling; automatic: automobile
 
[from Greek autos self]
 
aut- or (sometimes before a vowel) aut-
 
combining form
 
[from Greek autos self]

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Autofeed is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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auto-
from Gk. auto- "self, one's own," combining form of autos "self, same," of unknown origin. Before a vowel, aut-; before an aspirate, auth-. In Gk. also used as a prefix to proper names, e.g. automelinna "Melinna herself." The opposite prefix would be allo-.
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Medical Dictionary

auto- or aut-
pref.
Self; same: autogamy.

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auto-  
A prefix meaning "oneself," as in autoimmune, producing antibodies or immunity against oneself. It also means "by itself, automatic," as in autonomic, governing by itself.
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