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Noun
/ˌôtəbīˈägrəfē/,
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autobiographies, plural;
  1. An account of a person's life written by that person
    • - he gives a vivid description of his childhood in his autobiography
  2. Such writing as a literary genre

  1. a biography of yourself
  2. (autobiographer) someone who writes their own biography
  3. (autobiographical) of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer; "he seldom suppressed his autobiographical tendencies"
  4. An autobiography (from the Greek, αὐτός-autos self + βίος-bios life + γράφειν-graphein to write) is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.
  5. Autobiography is a live recording by pianist and flautist Abdullah Ibrahim (also known as Dollar Brand), taken from a June 18, 1978 concert in Switzerland. ...
  6. Autobiography is the debut studio album by American pop rock singer Ashlee Simpson. Released in the United States by Geffen Records on July 20, 2004, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified triple platinum in the U.S. ...
  7. Autobiography was the ninth album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley. It was released in 1964 as a vinyl record, his first after moving to Atlantic Records. ...
  8. A self-written biography; the story of one's own life
  9. (Autobiographical) (adjective) A work of art that is about the artist's own life -- his or her interests, experiences, and stories. Go back to this word in context.
  10. (Autobiographical) The account of an individual's life as written by that individual.
  11. The story of a person's life written by himself or herself. William Colin Powell's "My American Journey" is an example. Ernest Hemingway's Nick Adams stories, of which "Big Two-Hearted River" is a sample, are considered autobiographical. Return to Menu
  12. 2 v. London: Williams and Norgate, 1904.
  13. A history of a person's life written by that same person, or, as is typical, composed conjointly with a collaborative writer (''as told to" or "with"; see coauthor, collaboration) or ghostwriter. ...
  14. A connected narrative in which an individual tells his or her life story.
  15. An account of a person's life written by that person.
  16. Arthur Miller's splendid autography, Timebends
  17. Ed. Kripal Chandra Yadav, New Delhi: Manohar, 1978.
  18. With prefatory note by S. Squire Sprigge. Hutchinson, 1902.
  19. literature about a real person and is written by the person the story is about.  Example: John wrote a book about his own life.
  20. A person’s account of his or her own life.
  21. ( au to bi og ra phy ) - A story a person writes about their own life.
  22. This is required as part of the home study process. It is a story of your life, written by you. It should include facts about your life, memories and character building experiences, thoughts and values.
  23. (nonfiction genre) Biography written by the subject.
  24. The writer’s own life story.
  25. [Auto] (1873) [CW I]