autodidact
noun/ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/US
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”). By surface analysis, auto- + didact.
- derived from αὐτοδίδακτος
Definitions
A self-taught person.
- Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest autodidacts.
- For an autodidact, for somebody who plays by ear like me, the ukulele is ideal.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for autodidact. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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