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Pronunciation / Transliteration: autobiografia
"Ela contou sua história na autobiografia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An account of a person's life written by that person.
"She published a bestselling autobiography detailing her early struggles."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek roots 'autos' (self), 'bios' (life), and 'graphein' (to write). The term emerged in the late 18th and early 19th centuries to specifically denote a biography written by the subject about their own life, transitioning from earlier forms of memoirs and confessions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Autobiography" is said worldwide
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autobiographie
Transliteration: autobiographie
"Il a écrit une autobiographie captivante."
Autobiografie
Transliteration: Autobiografie
"Seine Autobiografie wurde ein Welterfolg."
autobiografia
Transliteration: autobiografia
"Ho letto l'autobiografia di quel famoso attore."
autobiografía
Transliteration: autobiografía
"La autobiografía del escritor revela muchos secretos."
autobiografia
Transliteration: autobiografia
"Ela contou sua história na autobiografia."
आत्मकथा
Transliteration: ātmakathā
"गांधीजी की आत्मकथा बहुत प्रेरणादायक है।"
自传
Transliteration: zìzhuàn
"他花了两年的时间写这本自传。"
자서전
Transliteration: jaseojeon
"그는 자신의 자서전을 출간했다."
自叙伝
Transliteration: jijuden
"彼は自分の自叙伝を書きました。"
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