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Autodidact

//ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A self-taught person.

    "Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest autodidacts."

  2. 2
    a person who has taught themself wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”). By surface analysis, auto- + didact.

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