autobio

[ aw-toh-bahy-oh ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural au·to·bi·os.

1. autobiography.

Word History and Origins

Origin of autobio¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Several companies, including Premier Biotech in the United States and China-based Autobio Diagnostics, offer point-of-care kits, which are designed to be used by health professionals to check if an individual has had the virus — but some companies market them for people to use at home.

From Nature

“I was really happy and comfortable writing autobio. Even striking out into realistic fiction, with ‘Drama,’ felt like a stretch.”

From The New Yorker

Also, the Maya Angelou autobio that chronicles her touring with “Porgy & Bess” — I haven’t read it since high school, but her evocation of that experience has stayed with me.

From New York Times

D’ORAZIO: The funny thing is, both my Punisher one-shot and the autobio are also about people “leaking” sensitive information.

From Washington Post

As Raquel succinctly put it in her 2010 autobio Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage, “with the aid of a wig, I have more versatility in my life, and so can you!”

From Slate