autobiography
noun
au·to·bi·og·ra·phy
ˌȯ-tə-bī-ˈä-grə-fē 
-bē-
plural autobiographies
: the biography of a person narrated by that person : a usually written account of a person's life in their own words
celebrity autobiographies
The fall and rise of Chrysler Corporation is an oft-told tale—three books on the subject have appeared already, including Lee Iacocca's bestselling autobiography.—
Jerry Flint
Jerry FlintFrederick Douglass's autobiographies are invaluable both for what they reveal about antebellum slavery and for what they reveal about a remarkable American.—Peter Kolchin
Peter KolchinThis last book … is part autobiography and part fiction, though it is listed as fiction.—Mims Cushing
Mims CushingSome 400 crowded both floors of the bookstore and lined up around the block as Iggy [Pop] signed the entire stock of 200 copies of his autobiography "I Need More."—Publishers Weekly
Publishers WeeklyIn recent years, the biggest-selling baseball books have been autobiographies of colorful personalities, written with the aid of collaborators.—Ray Walters
Ray WaltersThe letters are arranged chronologically and episodically to form an autobiography.—William S. McFeely
William S. McFeelyExamples of autobiography in a Sentence
I read her autobiography last year.
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Dick Gregory, the comedian and civil rights activist, used the slur as the title of his 1964 autobiography and in some of his routines.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
In his autobiography and in a one-man show, Lithgow has credited Long Wharf for starting his professional acting career.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
This wasn’t just a World Cup quarter-final but payback for England’s win at that stage of the tournament in 1966 and revenge, as Maradona later wrote in his autobiography, for the Falklands War of four years earlier.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Published more than a decade after her death, this unfinished autobiography was shepherded to publication by playwright Ben Hecht.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 1 June 2026
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John Blake, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
In his autobiography and in a one-man show, Lithgow has credited Long Wharf for starting his professional acting career.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
This wasn’t just a World Cup quarter-final but payback for England’s win at that stage of the tournament in 1966 and revenge, as Maradona later wrote in his autobiography, for the Falklands War of four years earlier.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Published more than a decade after her death, this unfinished autobiography was shepherded to publication by playwright Ben Hecht.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 1 June 2026
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“Autobiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autobiography. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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autobiography
noun
au·to·bi·og·ra·phy
ˌȯt-ə-bī-ˈäg-rə-fē
-bē-
: a biography written by the person it is about
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