autobiography
noun
au·to·bi·og·ra·phy
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Definition of autobiography
: the biography of a person narrated by himself or herself
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Other Words from autobiography
autobiographer
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autobiographical
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adjective
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or less commonly autobiographic \ -fik
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autobiographically
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adverb
Examples of autobiography in a Sentence
I read her autobiography last year.
Recent Examples on the Web
But in the ’90s, there was a certain bombshell, too-hot-for-TV quality to Rodman’s off-court actions (which included wearing a wedding dress to promote his autobiography) that helped create the zoo-animal lens through which he was judged. — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, "Dennis Rodman Needs A Hug," 10 Sep. 2019 Her public appearances, from Alaska to South Africa, often draw thousands; her autobiography and children's books, tens of thousands more. — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, "'The People's Justice:' After decade on Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor is most outspoken on bench and off," 8 Aug. 2019 Lowry is also known for her award-winning 1990 work of historical fiction, Number the Stars, as well as her 1998 autobiography Looking Back. — David Canfield, EW.com, "Exclusive: The Giver author Lois Lowry is going back in time for next book," 24 July 2019 Writing his autobiography was to create a second life, beyond the one lived. — John Wilmerding, WSJ, "Between Fact and Imagination," 28 June 2019 There are echoes here across the whole of Sacks’s voluminous oeuvre—tales differently told, glancing allusions to people encountered elsewhere, fragments of autobiography. — Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, "Truth, Beauty, and Oliver Sacks," 6 June 2019 Krassner wrote in his autobiography, Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut: Misadventures in the Counterculture. — Kaylen Ralph, Teen Vogue, "Yippies Cofounder Paul Krassner Used Satire to Make Political Change," 30 July 2019 In his autobiography, Ross Perot: My Life & the Principles for Success, Perot reflected on getting several pairs of shoes and a dozen sets of underwear after being sworn into the academy on his 19th birthday. — Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, "Ross Perot, self-made billionaire, patriot and philanthropist, dies at 89," 9 July 2019 Germania as a concept and a goal first emerged in Mein Kampf, Hitler’s 1925 autobiography and manifesto. — Curbed Staff, Curbed, "Traces of this fascist utopia still exist in modern Berlin," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'autobiography.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for autobiography
autobiography
noun
English Language Learners Definition of autobiography
: a biography written by the person it is about
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autobiography
noun
au·to·bi·og·ra·phy
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plural autobiographies
Kids Definition of autobiography
: the biography of a person written by that person
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