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Auto-
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| auto-da-fé
| auto-da-fe
| auto-de-fe
| auto-infection
Auto-
CIDE DICTIONARY
Auto-, [Gr. self.].
- A combining form, with the meaning of self, one's self, one's own, itself, its own. [1913 Webster]
- a prefix with the meaning of self-moving, self-propelling; as, an autocar, an autocarriage, an autotruck, etc., an automobile car, carriage, truck, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Auto-, comb. form (usu. aut- before a vowel)
1 self (autism).
2 one's own (autobiography).
3 by oneself or spontaneous (auto-suggestion).
4 by itself or automatic (automobile).
1 self (autism).
2 one's own (autobiography).
3 by oneself or spontaneous (auto-suggestion).
4 by itself or automatic (automobile).
Etymology
from or after Gk auto- f. autos self
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