AUTODIDACT


Meaning of AUTODIDACT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ -t ō - ' d ī - ˌ dakt, -d ī - ' , -d ə - '

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek autodidaktos self-taught, from aut- + didaktos taught, from didaskein to teach

Date: 1748

: a self-taught person

– au · to · di · dac · tic \ -d ī - ' dak-tik, -d ə - \ adjective

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