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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dok-hak
"그는 철저한 독학을 통해 프로그래밍 전문가가 되었다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The practice of self-education; the act of learning a subject or acquiring skills independently without formal instruction.
"Through intense dedication to autodidacticism, she mastered three programming languages within a single year." - 2
The philosophy or principles underlying self-directed learning and personal knowledge acquisition.
"His educational essays emphasized the value of autodidacticism in fostering genuine intellectual curiosity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'autodidaktos' (self-taught), combining 'autos' (self) and 'didaktos' (taught), with the English suffix '-ism' added in the 19th century. The term evolved to formally describe the practice or habit of self-directed education and independent learning without the guidance of a formal instructor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Autodidacticism" is said worldwide
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autodidaxie
Transliteration: o-to-di-dak-si
"L'autodidaxie exige une grande autodiscipline et de la curiosité."
Autodidaktik
Transliteration: ow-to-di-dak-tiːk
"Durch autodidaktische Studien erlangte er umfassendes Wissen."
autodidattica
Transliteration: au-to-di-dat-ti-ka
"La sua competenza linguistica è il risultato di anni di autodidattica."
autodidactismo
Transliteration: au-to-di-dak-tis-mo
"El autodidactismo permite a las personas aprender a su propio ritmo."
autodidatismo
Transliteration: ow-to-di-da-tiz-mu
"O autodidatismo é essencial para quem busca o desenvolvimento contínuo."
स्वयं शिक्षा
Transliteration: swayam shiksha
"स्वयं शिक्षा के माध्यम से उसने कई नई कलाएँ सीखीं।"
自学
Transliteration: zìxué
"互联网为人们的自学提供了极大的便利。"
독학
Transliteration: dok-hak
"그는 철저한 독학을 통해 프로그래밍 전문가가 되었다."
独学
Transliteration: dokugaku
"彼女は独学で流暢なフランス語を身につけた。"
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