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automobility

noun
au路​to路​mo路​bil路​i路​ty | \ 藢券-t艒-m蓹-藞bi-l蓹-t膿 How to pronounce automobility (audio) , -m艒-\

Definition of automobility

: the use of automobiles as the major means of transportation

Examples of automobility in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 The rapid growth of automobility after World War I might have tempered enthusiasm for driving too fast and too recklessly. — Dan Albert, Vox, "Driverless cars are coming. We鈥檒l miss the thrill of the ride.," 21 June 2019 Everything that the future holds for automobility鈥攃onnected, shared, self-driving, electric鈥攕ounds to traditionalists about as appealing as cat-food flavored toothpaste. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "The Avant-Garde BMW i8: Bavaria鈥檚 Answer to Tesla," 31 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of automobility

1896, in the meaning defined above

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