adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of self-educate form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Of a person, having learned without the direction of a teacher.

Adjective

1. 1
   educated by your own efforts rather than by formal instruction wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

autodidactic

Etymology

From self- + educated.

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