autobiographical

English

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Etymology

From autobiography +‎ -ical or auto- +‎ biographical.

Pronunciation

  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɑtoʊˌbaɪəˈɡɹæfəkəl/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɔː.təˌbaɪ.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk.əl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

autobiographical (comparative more autobiographical, superlative most autobiographical)

  1. Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
    • 2015 August 24, Todd Leopold, “Duke students reject award-winning book over gay themes”, in CNN‎[1]:
      The 2006 graphic novel, an autobiographical work about Bechdel coming to terms with her homosexuality as her funeral-director father remains closeted, was selected as a summer reading book for the Duke Class of 2019.

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