autobiography

noun

Definition of autobiographynext
as in biography
an account of a person's life written by the person it is about I read her autobiography last year and it was surprisingly honest retelling of her rise to fame.

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Recent Examples of autobiography Trevor Phillips and Mike Phillips published their Windrush book; Sam King published his autobiography, Climbing Up the Rough Side of the Mountain; and Jeffrey Green published Black Edwardians. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Smetana’s String Quartet is an autobiography of the composer’s life — from dancing Polkas in his youth to finding true love. — Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 In his work preceding Good Time Charlie, Haddad has dealt in similar forms of autobiography, often as a solo performer. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026 Evans recorded the audiobook version of his 1994 autobiography The Kid Stays in the Picture. — Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for autobiography
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  • The result is Citizen Kim, an authorized biography that took five years to report and write.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Musk previously ordered SpaceX engineers to shut off Starlink's satellite network over Crimea to thwart a Ukrainian attack on Russian warships, according to a chapter in the 2023 Musk biography written by Walter Isaacson.
    — Annie Palmer,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Autobiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autobiography. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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