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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Wills was made to introspect, to write an autobiography.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Young had just penned his autobiography, was in the process of writing a children’s book and had finished working on a song for Future Youth Records, Jensen said.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
In July 2019, Variety reported that James and film producer Barbara De Fina were developing a biopic based on his autobiography Me, the Mob and the Music.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
The Bishop was a leader of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a storyteller who never managed to complete his own autobiography.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Young had just penned his autobiography, was in the process of writing a children’s book and had finished working on a song for Future Youth Records, Jensen said.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
In July 2019, Variety reported that James and film producer Barbara De Fina were developing a biopic based on his autobiography Me, the Mob and the Music.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
The Bishop was a leader of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a storyteller who never managed to complete his own autobiography.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Autobiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autobiography. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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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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