WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
au•to•di•dact /ˌɔtoʊˈdaɪdækt, -daɪˈdækt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
au•to•di•dac•ti•cal•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a self-taught person;
a person who has learned a subject without formal instruction.
au•to•di•dac•ti•cal•ly, adv.
au•to•di•dact
(ô′tō dī′dakt, -dī dakt′),USA pronunciation n.
au′to•di•dac′tic, adj.
au′to•di•dac′ti•cal•ly, adv.
- a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education;
a self-taught person.
- Greek autodídaktos self-taught; see auto-, didactic
- 1525–35
au′to•di•dac′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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