🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

자전적인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jajeonjeogin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Autobiographical/ˌɔː.təʊˌbaɪ.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그의 두 번째 소설은 매우 자전적인 내용이다."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or being an autobiography; based on the writer's own life.

    "The novel contains strong autobiographical elements that mirror the author's childhood in rural Ireland."
  2. 2

    Pertaining to the recounting of a personal life history or experiences.

    "She gave an autobiographical account of her years working as a war correspondent."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek elements 'autos' (self), 'bios' (life), and 'graphein' (to write), combined with the English adjectival suffix '-ical'. The term emerged in the 19th century as literature increasingly turned toward introspective and self-analytical narratives, expanding upon the earlier noun 'autobiography'.

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