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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In 1999, she was inducted into the Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and her autobiography, This is My Story; This Is My Song, was published in 2019.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
Publisher Penguin Random House says Hope is the first autobiography published by a pope, and was initially intended to appear only after Francis' death.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Apr. 2025
Calling herself Your Sister in the King’s Glad Service, McPherson published an autobiography, and told her life story on any radio station that would air it.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Also fascinating nearby is a large mural of American abolitionist Frederick Douglas who took refuge in Cork for a month in 1845, after fleeing America following the publication of his autobiography.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
Publisher Penguin Random House says Hope is the first autobiography published by a pope, and was initially intended to appear only after Francis' death.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Apr. 2025
Calling herself Your Sister in the King’s Glad Service, McPherson published an autobiography, and told her life story on any radio station that would air it.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Also fascinating nearby is a large mural of American abolitionist Frederick Douglas who took refuge in Cork for a month in 1845, after fleeing America following the publication of his autobiography.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Autobiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autobiography. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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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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