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self-educated

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self-ed·u·cat·ed (slfj-ktd)
adj.
Educated by one's own efforts rather than by formal instruction.
self-edu·cation n.
self-educated
adj
1. educated through one's own efforts without formal instruction
2. educated at one's own expense, without financial aid
self-education  n
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Adj.1.self-educated - educated by your own efforts rather than by formal instruction
educated - possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
Translations
self-educated [ˌselfˈedjʊkeɪtɪd] ADJ → autodidacta
self-educated [ˌsɛlfˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtɪd] adj to be self-educated → essere un(a) autodidatta
self-educated [ˌsɛlfˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtɪd] adj to be self-educated → essere un(a) autodidatta


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She was her grandfather's companion, and thus he wrote of her death, this stern, self-educated Auld Licht with the chapped hands:-
Margaret Ogilvy by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
"Well, in a way there has come to be a sort of connection," I answered unsurprised by this time at such gaps in his vocabulary, which, like his knowledge, was the acquirement of a self-read, self-educated man, whom no one had directed in his studies, and who had thought much and talked little or not at all.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
He was self-educated, had taught himself German and French, and at that time was earning a meagre living by translating scientific and philosophical works for a struggling socialist publishing house in Chicago.
The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context
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