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auto [links] UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔːtəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɔtoʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ô′tō) ⓘ One or more forum threads is an exact match of your searched term in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | English Usage | Conjugator | in context | images Inflections of 'auto' (n): npl: autos WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025au•to /ˈɔtoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -tos.
  1. an automobile.
auto-1 , prefix.
  1. auto- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "self.'' This meaning is found in such words as: autocrat, autograph, autonomous, autonomy, autopsy. Also, esp. before a vowel, aut-.
auto-3 ,WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025au•to (ô′tō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos.
  1. automobile.
  • by shortening 1895–1900, American.
auto-1 ,
  1. a combining form meaning "self,'' "same,'' "spontaneous,'' used in the formation of compound words:autograph.Also,[esp. before a vowel,] aut-.
  • Greek, combining form of autós self 
auto-2 ,
  1. a combining form representing automobile in compound words:autocade.
  • see auto
auto-3 ,
  1. a combining form representing automatic in compound words:autoalarm;autofeed;autofocus.Sometimes also taken as an adjective:auto enlarger; auto stop control.
auto. ,
  1. automatic.
  2. automobile.
  3. automotive.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: auto /ˈɔːtəʊ/ n ( pl -tos) US Canadian informal
  1. short for automobile
  2. (as modifier): auto parts
 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: 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
Etymology: from Greek autos self 'auto' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): aut- - autarchy - autarky - authentic - auto- - autobahn - autochthon - autoclave - auto-da-fé - autonomous - autopsy - auto-repeat - autoroute - autostrada - Canetti - CAW - tauto- - accelerator - act of faith - advance - air dam - antiroll bar - antiskid - antisway bar - author - autoanalysis - autoanalyzer - autoantibody - autoantigen - autobiographical - autobiography - autobus - autocade - autocatalysis - autocatharsis - autocephalous - autochrome - autocide - autocollimation - autocollimator - autocorrelation - auto court - autocrat - autocross - auto-destruct - auto-dial - auto-dialer - autodidact - autodyne - autoerotic In Lists: Vocabulaire , more...Synonyms: car, vehicle, passenger car, automobile, motor vehicle, more...

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