autobiography
noun
au·to·bi·og·ra·phy
ˌȯ-tə-bī-ˈä-grə-fē 
-bē-
plural autobiographies
: the biography of a person narrated by that person : a usually written account of a person's life in their own words
celebrity autobiographies
The fall and rise of Chrysler Corporation is an oft-told tale—three books on the subject have appeared already, including Lee Iacocca's bestselling autobiography.—
Jerry Flint
Jerry FlintFrederick Douglass's autobiographies are invaluable both for what they reveal about antebellum slavery and for what they reveal about a remarkable American.—Peter Kolchin
Peter KolchinThis last book … is part autobiography and part fiction, though it is listed as fiction.—Mims Cushing
Mims CushingSome 400 crowded both floors of the bookstore and lined up around the block as Iggy [Pop] signed the entire stock of 200 copies of his autobiography "I Need More."—Publishers Weekly
Publishers WeeklyIn recent years, the biggest-selling baseball books have been autobiographies of colorful personalities, written with the aid of collaborators.—Ray Walters
Ray WaltersThe letters are arranged chronologically and episodically to form an autobiography.—William S. McFeely
William S. McFeelyExamples of autobiography in a Sentence
I read her autobiography last year.
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There is autobiography here — a self-portrait of her cycling around Venice circles a vase — as well as satire.
—Christian House, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
Even if interviewers seem fascinated by the elements of autobiography found in his fiction, Greenwell, frankly, isn’t.
—Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 16 Sep. 2024
Washington’s autobiography, Up From Slavery, was the first book Gaston ever owned.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
Art Though Diamond Stingily has built a solid career based on installations that conjure so much—autobiography, media, the impression bodies make on surfaces—at times her work feels not fully born, but almost there.
—The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
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Christian House, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
Even if interviewers seem fascinated by the elements of autobiography found in his fiction, Greenwell, frankly, isn’t.
—Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 16 Sep. 2024
Washington’s autobiography, Up From Slavery, was the first book Gaston ever owned.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
Art Though Diamond Stingily has built a solid career based on installations that conjure so much—autobiography, media, the impression bodies make on surfaces—at times her work feels not fully born, but almost there.
—The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
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“Autobiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autobiography. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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autobiography
noun
au·to·bi·og·ra·phy
ˌȯt-ə-bī-ˈäg-rə-fē
-bē-
: a biography written by the person it is about
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