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autodidact

[ aw-toh-dahy-dakt, -dahy-dakt ]

noun

  1. a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.


autodidact

/ ˈɔ˳Ùəʊˌ»å²¹Éª»åæ°ì³Ù /

noun

  1. a person who is self-taught
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²¹³Ü³Ù´Ç»å¾±Ëˆ»å²¹³¦³Ù¾±³¦, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From

  • ²¹³Ü·³Ù´Ç·»å¾±Â·»å²¹³¦Â·³Ù¾±³¦ [aw-toh-dahy-, dak, -tik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of autodidact1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Greek ²¹³Ü³Ù´Ç»åí»å²¹°ì³Ù´Ç²õ “s±ð±ô´Ú-³Ù²¹³Ü²µ³ó³Ùâ€; auto- 1, didactic
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of autodidact1

C16: from Greek autodidaktos self-taught, from autos self + didaskein to teach
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Example Sentences

He was mid-century America’s foremost tough-hooligan intellectual, a high school dropout and autodidact who wrote and published four books while waiting to die.

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Precocious as a child and an autodidact, the U.S.-born música Mexicana star taught himself to play guitar at age 8 by watching YouTube tutorials.

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Often from humble backgrounds, or autodidacts, or both, the sliver of young humanity who take part in our quiz will instantly fill you with hope for the future.

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The autodidact Jude is not above a dirty joke.

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An autodidact who left college after a year, he nonetheless became a full professor of computer science at M.I.T. at 34.

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