auto-
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English
Alternative forms
- aut- (used before a vowel)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.tə-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.tə-/, [ˈɔɾə-]
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.tə-/, [ˈɑɾə-]
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: au‧to-
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”).
Prefix
auto-
- Reflexive, regarding or to oneself.
- auto- + biography → autobiography
- auto- + erotic → autoerotic
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Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
regarding oneself
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Etymology 2
Prefix
auto-
Derived terms
Translations
automatic
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Etymology 3
Clipping of automobile,[1] itself equivalent to auto- (“self”) + mobile.
Prefix
auto-
- Self-propelled.
- Relating to cars or the driving of cars.
Derived terms
Translations
relating to cars or the driving of cars
Derived terms
References
- “auto-, comb. form2”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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