VocabularyWeb Example
VocabularyWeb Example
Synonyms:
Memoirs
Life story
Life history
Source (sentence
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saw Definition:
thethe
word):
word): 1. The biography of a person written by
that person. (American Heritage
Dictionary, 3rd ed.)
“Autobiographia Literaria means literary 2. the biography of a person narrated by
autobiography, the story of a writer’s life.” himself. (Merriam-Webster Collegiate
Koch, Talking to the Sun: An Illustrated Dictionary, 10th ed.)
Anthology of Poems for Young People.
Antonyms:
Biography, epitaph
Example: Analysis
Some day when I am famous, I will take
my diary entries and write my
autobiography.
Stems:
Word Families: - auto
- bio
biography, biology,
- graphy
photography, automobile,
autograph, graphic,
graphology, automatic,
biodiversity
Origin:
Greek (autos, bios)
Latin (graphia)
From Autobiographies, a language arts unit for high ability learners in grades 5-6.