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auto-

CIDE DICTIONARY

auto-,  [Gr. self.].
  •  A combining form, with the meaning of self, one's self, one's own, itself, its own.  [1913 Webster]
  •  a prefix with the meaning of self-moving, self-propelling; as, an autocar, an autocarriage, an autotruck, etc., an automobile car, carriage, truck, etc.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

auto-, comb. form (usu. aut- before a vowel)
1 self (autism).
2 one's own (autobiography).
3 by oneself or spontaneous (auto-suggestion).
4 by itself or automatic (automobile).

Etymology
from or after Gk auto- f. autos self

For further exploring for "auto-" in Webster Dictionary Online


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