/ ˈɔːtəʊ; NAmE ˈɔːtoʊ/ (also aut- ) combining form (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs)
1.
of or by yourself :
autobiography
2.
by itself without a person to operate it :
automatic
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WORD ORIGIN
from Greek autos self.
/ ˈɔːtəʊ; NAmE ˈɔːtoʊ/ (also aut- ) combining form (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs)
1.
of or by yourself :
autobiography
2.
by itself without a person to operate it :
automatic
••
WORD ORIGIN
from Greek autos self.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005