variants:
or less commonly semiautobiography
plural semi-autobiographies also semiautobiographies
Definition of semi-autobiography
: a work (such as a novel or film) that is partly autobiography and partly fiction : a fictionalized account of the author's life
… this is Baltimore-based Levinson's semi-autobiography, telling of the Krychinsky family's path, off the boat and into the middle class, from idealism to reality. — TV Guide
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The first known use of semi-autobiography was in 1856
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