Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A combining form, with the meaning of
self ,one's self ,one's own ,itself ,its own . - a prefix with the meaning of
self-moving ,self-propelling ; , an automobile car, carriage, truck, etc.
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- prefix Regarding
oneself - prefix automatic
- prefix relating to
cars or the driving of cars
Etymologies
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Examples
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But the shareholding has weighed on Daimler earnings in recent years, including a €261 million hit to its 2010 profit, and the company officials have signaled the stake isn't core to its main auto- and truck-making activities.
'Golden Share' an Option for EADS Vanessa Fuhrmans 2011
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We will read the biographies of famous people, do a report on a famous person of your choosing, and each of you will also write your own auto- biography.
out of my mind SHARON M. DRAPER 2010
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We will read the biographies of famous people, do a report on a famous person of your choosing, and each of you will also write your own auto- biography.
out of my mind SHARON M. DRAPER 2010
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We will read the biographies of famous people, do a report on a famous person of your choosing, and each of you will also write your own auto- biography.
out of my mind SHARON M. DRAPER 2010
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We will read the biographies of famous people, do a report on a famous person of your choosing, and each of you will also write your own auto- biography.
out of my mind SHARON M. DRAPER 2010
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These include prefixes, such as pre- or auto-, and suffixes, such as -ing, -tion, and -ism, that are meaningless on their own.
A Mind at a Time M.D. Mel Levine 2002
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At home, parents can play word games in which children think up as many words as they can that, say, contain “auto-” and then talk about what all those words have in common.
A Mind at a Time M.D. Mel Levine 2002
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These include prefixes, such as pre- or auto-, and suffixes, such as -ing, -tion, and -ism, that are meaningless on their own.
A Mind at a Time M.D. Mel Levine 2002
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At home, parents can play word games in which children think up as many words as they can that, say, contain “auto-” and then talk about what all those words have in common.
A Mind at a Time M.D. Mel Levine 2002
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In any case, there appears to be a significant interdependence: toleration of intense auto- and mutual-involvements seems to be functionally correlated with the practice and norm of disattending to many immediate stimuli.
Behavior in Public Places ERVING GOFFMAN 1963
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