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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAutobiography
/ˌɔː.tə.baɪˈɒɡ.rə.fi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An account of a person's life written by that person.
"She published a bestselling autobiography detailing her early struggles."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek roots 'autos' (self), 'bios' (life), and 'graphein' (to write). The term emerged in the late 18th century in English, formalizing the literary tradition of self-written life accounts previously referred to as memoirs or confessions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Autobiography" is said worldwide
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autobiographie
Transliteration: autobiographie
"Il a écrit une autobiographie captivante."
Autobiografie
Transliteration: Autobiografie
"Seine Autobiografie wurde ein Welterfolg."
autobiografia
Transliteration: autobiografia
"Ho letto l'autobiografia di quel famoso attore."
autobiografía
Transliteration: autobiografía
"La autobiografía del escritor revela muchos secretos."
autobiografia
Transliteration: autobiografia
"Ela contou sua história na autobiografia."
आत्मकथा
Transliteration: ātmakathā
"गांधीजी की आत्मकथा बहुत प्रेरणादायक है।"
自传
Transliteration: zìzhuàn
"他花了两年的时间写这本自传。"
자서전
Transliteration: jaseojeon
"그는 자신의 자서전을 출간했다."
自叙伝
Transliteration: jijuden
"彼は自分の自叙伝を書きました。"
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