"auto-" meaning in English

See auto- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: auto-
Head templates: {{prefix}} [POS TABLE]
  1. "auto-" is a prefix that is related to yourself.
    Sense id: simple-auto--en-prefix-HNCtSBCY
  2. "auto-" is a prefix that describes something that automatically does something.
    Sense id: simple-auto--en-prefix-vuDh180D
     
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      "name": "prefix"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Autobiographies are written biographies about yourself."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "\"auto-\" is a prefix that is related to yourself."
      ],
      "id": "simple-auto--en-prefix-HNCtSBCY"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "An automobile moves by itself without needing you to make it move."
        },
        {
          "text": "Autotune is a type of program that automatically tunes your recorded voice."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "\"auto-\" is a prefix that describes something that automatically does something."
      ],
      "id": "simple-auto--en-prefix-vuDh180D"
    }
  ],
  "word": "auto-"
}

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    {
      "form": "auto-",
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        "Prefix"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Autobiographies are written biographies about yourself."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "\"auto-\" is a prefix that is related to yourself."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "An automobile moves by itself without needing you to make it move."
        },
        {
          "text": "Autotune is a type of program that automatically tunes your recorded voice."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "\"auto-\" is a prefix that describes something that automatically does something."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "auto-"
}

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