autobiography

noun · aw-toh-by-OG-ruh-fee

CEFR C1

the story of your own life, written by you

आत्मकथा

Usage

write an autobiographyhis autobiographyan autobiography of

Examples

Sachin's autobiography is called Playing It My Way.

Gandhi wrote his autobiography in Gujarati.

Common mistake

I read Kalam's autobiography written by a journalist.

I read Kalam's biography written by a journalist.

Written by someone else, it is a biography.

Remember: Auto means self: your life, by you.

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