semi-autobiography
noun
semi-au·to·bi·og·ra·phy
ˌse-mē-ˌȯ-tə-bī-ˈä-grə-fē
-bē-,
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
variants
or less commonly semiautobiography
plural semi-autobiographies also semiautobiographies
: a work (such as a novel or film) that is partly autobiography and partly fiction : a fictionalized account of the author's life
… this is Baltimore-based Levinson's semi-autobiography, telling of the Krychinsky family's path, off the boat and into the middle class, from idealism to reality.—TV Guide
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