autodidact
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noun \ˌȯ-tō-ˈdī-ˌdakt, -dī-ˈ, -də-ˈ\Definition of AUTODIDACT
: a self-taught person
— au·to·di·dac·tic \-dī-ˈdak-tik, -də-\ adjective
Origin of AUTODIDACT
Greek autodidaktos self-taught, from aut- + didaktos taught, from didaskein to teach
First Known Use: 1748
Rhymes with AUTODIDACT
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