Relating to a true story about someone's own life, written or told by that person themselves. An autobiographical work reveals the author's personal experiences and memories.
From Greek 'autos' (self), 'bios' (life), and 'graphia' (writing), combined with the suffix '-ical.' The term emerged in the 1800s as a more formal way to describe self-written life stories, distinct from 'biography' (written by someone else). The prefix 'auto-' emphasizes that the author is writing about their own life, not someone else's.
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