Meaning & use
Autodidacticism
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The practice or philosophy of teaching oneself a subject or skill without formal instruction.
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Through years of autodidacticism, she mastered three programming languages entirely from online resources.
The philosopher championed autodidacticism as a path to intellectual independence.
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Formed from the Greek 'autos' (self) and 'didaktikos' (teaching); the related adjective is 'autodidactic'.
Words with a similar meaning
self-educationself-teaching
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