semiautobiographical

adjective

Partially, but not entirely, autobiographical

“I guess the story is semiautobiographical.”

OriginEnglish autobiographical ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi →
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Meanings

adjectivesemiautobiographical (not comparable)

alternative semi-autobiographical

  1. not comparablePartially, but not entirely, autobiographical

    I guess the story is semiautobiographical.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishautobiographical
  6. Englishsemiautobiographical

From semi- + autobiographical.

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APA

semiautobiographical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiautobiographical

MLA

“semiautobiographical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiautobiographical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiautobiographical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiautobiographical.

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