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auto-

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auto- or aut-
pref.
1. Self; same: autogamy.
2. Automatic: autopilot.

[Greek, from autos, self.]

auto- sometimes before a vowel, aut-
combining form
1. self; same; of or by the same one autobiography
2. acting from or occurring within; self-caused autohypnosis
3. self-propelling; automatic automobile
[from Greek autos self]

auto-
A prefix meaning "oneself," as in autoimmune, producing antibodies or immunity against oneself. It also means "by itself, automatic," as in autonomic, governing by itself.
Translations
auto-
prefauto-, Auto-

auto-
as part of a word auto- [oːtəu]
1 for or by oneself or itself. self بادِئَة مَعناها: ذاتي، آلي، تِلْقائي авто- auto- selv-; auto- selbst...; auto... αυτό- (ως α΄ συνθ.) auto ise-, auto- خود؛ برای خود itse- auto(-) בְעַצמוֹ स्व samo- automatikus mobil, otomatis sjálf-, sjálfs- auto- 自動の- 자동- auto-, sava-, savaiminis, pats auto- dengan sendirinya auto- auto-, selv- samo-, auto- auto auto(-) авто-; само- auto- avto- samo- av sig själv, auto- โดยตัวเอง kendi kendine, kendi (字首綴詞) 為自己或由自己 само- خود بخود ،خود کار thuộc về chính mình `己```
2 Same as auto. مثل auto... βλ. auto auto auto- autó mobil, otomatis auto- 自動車の- 자동차 automobiel 和``auto''同義 ``auto''


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