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Definition of autodidact noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

autodidact

noun
 
/ˌɔːtəʊˈdaɪdækt/
 
/ˌɔːtəʊˈdaɪdækt/
(formal)
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  1. a person who has taught himself or herself something rather than having lessons
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Greek autodidaktos ‘self-taught’, from autos ‘self’ + didaskein ‘teach’.
See autodidact in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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