autodidatta

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French autodidacte, from Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), derived from αὐτός (autós, self) + the root of διδάσκω (didáskō, I teach).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌaw.to.diˈdat.ta/
  • Rhymes: -atta
  • Hyphenation: au‧to‧di‧dàt‧ta

Noun

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autodidatta m or f by sense (masculine plural autodidatti, feminine plural autodidatte)

  1. autodidact, self-taught person, automath

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • autodidatta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana