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Noun Biography Autobiography Au·To·Bi·Og·Ra·Phy  The Narrated Autobiographical Oneself

Title Autobiography
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
au·to·bi·og·ra·phy
 \\ˌȯ-tə-bī-ˈä-grə-fē, -bē-\\ noun
 DATE  1771
: the biography of a person narrated by himself or herself
• au·to·bi·og·ra·pher  \\-fər\\ noun
• au·to·bio·graph·i·cal  \\-ˌbī-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl\\ also au·to·bio·graph·ic  \\-fik\\ adjective
• au·to·bio·graph·i·cal·ly  \\-fi-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb
English Etymology
autobiography
  1797, from auto- + biography (q.v.). Related: Autobiographical (1831).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
autobiography
auto·biog·raphy / 7C:tEbai5C^rEfi; NAmE -5B:^- / noun[C, U]
   (pl. -ies) the story of a person's life, written by that person; this type of writing
   自传；自传体写作
⇨ compare 
biography
 
• auto·bio·graph·ic·al / 7C:tE7baiE5^rAfikl / adj.:
   an autobiographical novel (= six that contains many of the writer's own experiences) 
   自传体小说 
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
au·to·bi·og·ra·phy
\-fē, -fi\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: aut- + biography
: the biography of oneself narrated by oneself

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