Main Entry: au·to·di·dact

Pronunciation: \ˌȯ-tō-ˈdī-ˌdakt, -dī-ˈ, -də-ˈ\

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 \-dī-ˈdak-tik, -də-\ adjective