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autobiographical

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [aw-tuh-bahy-uh-graf-i-kuh l or aw-tuh-bahy-uh-graf-ik; aw-toh-]
    • /ˌɔ təˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl or ˌɔ təˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪk; ˌɔ toʊ-/
    • /ˌɔː.tə.baɪˈɒɡ.rə.fi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-tuh-bahy-uh-graf-i-kuh l or aw-tuh-bahy-uh-graf-ik; aw-toh-]
    • /ˌɔ təˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl or ˌɔ təˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪk; ˌɔ toʊ-/

Definitions of autobiographical word

  • adjective autobiographical An autobiographical piece of writing relates to events in the life of the person who has written it. 3
  • adjective autobiographical of or concerned with one's own life 3
  • adjective autobiographical of or relating to an autobiography 3
  • adjective autobiographical marked by or dealing with one's own experiences or life history; of or in the manner of an autobiography: autobiographical material; an autobiographical novel. 1
  • noun autobiographical (of a written work ) dealing with the writer's own life. 1
  • adjective autobiographical telling your own life story 1

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Origin of autobiographical

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; auto-1 + biographical

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Parts of speech for Autobiographical

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

autobiographical popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for autobiographical

adjective autobiographical

  • nonfictional — the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay (opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama).
  • factual — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
  • narrative — a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
  • historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.

Antonyms for autobiographical

adjective autobiographical

  • biographical — Biographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone's life.

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