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

autobiography

noun
 
/ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɒɡrəfi/
 
/ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɑːɡrəfi/
[countable, uncountable]
(plural autobiographies)
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  1. the story of a person’s life, written by that person; this type of writing
    • In his autobiography, he recalls the poverty he grew up in.
    compare biographyTopics Literature and writingb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + autobiography
    • pen
    • work on
    • write
    preposition
    • in an/​the autobiography
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