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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesautodidacte
Pronunciation / Transliteration: o-to-di-dakt
"Il est un autodidacte brillant en informatique."
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A person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.
"As an autodidakt, she mastered three programming languages entirely through online resources and independent projects."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'autos' (self) and 'didaktos' (taught), via New Latin 'autodidactus'. The term entered European languages in the late 18th century to describe individuals who acquire knowledge or skills independently without formal instruction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Autodidakt" is said worldwide
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autodidacte
Transliteration: o-to-di-dakt
"Il est un autodidacte brillant en informatique."
Autodidakt
Transliteration: aw-to-di-dakt
"Als Autodidakt hat er sich das Klavierspielen selbst beigebracht."
autodidatta
Transliteration: ow-to-di-dat-ta
"È un autodidatta che ha studiato la storia dell'arte da solo."
autodidacta
Transliteration: ow-to-di-dak-ta
"El famoso escritor era un autodidacta consumado."
autodidata
Transliteration: aw-to-di-da-ta
"Ela aprendeu inglês sozinha, pois é autodidata."
स्वयं-शिक्षित
Transliteration: swayam-shikshit
Script: स्वयं-शिक्षित व्यक्ति
"वह एक स्वयं-शिक्षित कलाकार है।"
自学者
Transliteration: zìxuézhě
"作为一个自学者，他精通了多门外语。"
독학자
Transliteration: dok-hak-ja
"그는 철저한 독학자로 음악을 배웠습니다."
独学者
Transliteration: dokugakusha
"彼は優れた独学者として知られています。"
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