autodidact
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodidaktos), from αὐτός (autos, “self”) + διδάσκω (didaskō, “I teach”).
Noun
autodidact (plural autodidacts)
- A self-taught person; an automath.
- Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest autodidacts.
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Translations
a self-taught person
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