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automotive - 2 dictionary results

au⋅to⋅mo⋅tive

[aw-tuh-moh-tiv, aw-tuh-moh-tiv]
–adjective
1. pertaining to the design, operation, manufacture, or sale of automobiles: automotive parts.
2. propelled by a self-contained motor, engine, or the like.
–noun
3. Informal. an industry, store department, etc., specializing in appliances and parts for cars, trucks, and other motorized vehicles: You may find what you're looking for in automotive.

Origin:
1860–65; auto- 1 + motive
au·to·mo·tive   (ô'tə-mō'tĭv)   
adj.  
  1. Moving by itself; self-propelling or self-propelled.
  2. Of or relating to self-propelled vehicles.
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