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auto
/ˈɔtoʊ/
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What does auto mean?
adjective
- Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission).
noun
- A setting for automatic operation.
- An automatic gearbox/transmission.
More meanings (6)
noun
- A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission.
- Clipping of automobile.
- An autorickshaw.
- A genre of dramatic literature.
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
verb
- (dated) To travel by automobile.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɔtoʊ/
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Another big saving in weight is made by substituting what are known as "auto lubricating" alloys for bearings.
The auto da fe of Spain was celebrated in Scotland under another name, and with Presbyterian ministers instead of Roman Catholic priests as the main attendants.
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One man whose children were working with him in the fields said, "Please, lady, don't send them to school; let them pick a while longer. I ain't got my new auto paid for yet."
They found him guilty of having taught the hateful doctrine that a priest who committed crimes could not give absolution for the crimes of others; and they held an auto de fe--which means a "sentence of faith."