First Known Use: 1748
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autodidact
noun au·to·di·dact \ˌȯ-tō-ˈdī-ˌdakt, -dī-ˈ, -də-ˈ\
Definition of AUTODIDACT
: a self-taught person
— au·to·di·dac·tic \-dī-ˈdak-tik, -də-\ adjective
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Origin of AUTODIDACT
Greek autodidaktos self-taught, from aut- + didaktos taught, from didaskein to teach
Rhymes with AUTODIDACT
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