- autobiographical
- adjective see autobiography
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
autobiographical
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Autobiographical — Autobiographic Au to*bi o*graph ic, Autobiographical Au to*bi o*graph ic*al, a. Pertaining to, or containing, autobiography; as, an autobiographical sketch. Such traits of the autobiographic sort. Carlyle. {Au to*bi o*graph ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
autobiographical — autobiographically, adv. /aw teuh buy euh graf i keuhl, aw toh /, adj. 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. Also,… … Universalium
autobiographical — [[t]ɔ͟ːtoʊbaɪəgræ̱fɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED An autobiographical piece of writing relates to events in the life of the person who has written it. ...a highly autobiographical novel of a woman s search for identity … English dictionary
autobiographical — adjective 1. of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer he seldom suppressed his autobiographical tendencies • Syn: ↑autobiographic • Pertains to noun: ↑autobiographer (for: ↑autobiographic), ↑autob … Useful english dictionary
autobiographical — adj. Autobiographical is used with these nouns: ↑account, ↑narrative, ↑novel, ↑poem, ↑work, ↑writing … Collocations dictionary
autobiographical — au|to|bi|o|graph|i|cal [ ,ɔtoubaıə græfıkl ] adjective relating to someone s life or autobiography: Her first novel was largely autobiographical … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
autobiographical — UK [ˌɔːtəʊbaɪəˈɡræfɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌɔtoʊbaɪəˈɡræfɪk(ə)l] adjective relating to someone s life or autobiography Her first novel was largely autobiographical … English dictionary
autobiographical — autobiography ► NOUN (pl. autobiographies) ▪ an account of a person s life written by that person. DERIVATIVES autobiographer noun autobiographic adjective autobiographical adjective … English terms dictionary
Autobiographical comics — (often referred to in the comics field as simply autobio ) are autobiography in the form of comic books or comic strips. The form first became popular in the underground comics movement and has since become more widespread. It is currently most… … Wikipedia
Autobiographical novel — An autobiographical novel is a novel based on the life of the author. The literary technique is distinguished from an autobiography or memoir by the stipulation of being fiction. Names and locations are often changed and events are recreated to… … Wikipedia
Autobiographical memory — An autobiographical memory is a personal representation of general or specific events and personal facts. Autobiographical memory also refers to memory of a person’s history. An individual does not remember exactly everything that has happened in … Wikipedia
