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autodidact
CIDE DICTIONARY
autodidact, n. [Gr. self-taught.].
One who is self-taught; an automath. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
autodidact, n. a self-taught person.
Derivative
autodidactic adj.
Etymology
AUTO- + didact as DIDACTIC
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