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Definition of Autodidacts
1. autodidact [n] - See also: autodidact
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autodidacts
Literary usage of Autodidacts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1901)
"M. Lacombe has gone to the very root of the problem in saying^^ j-ng that the
object of adolescent education should be the making of autodidacts of^«^> Of ..."
2. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1877)
"... who attain eminence in literature or science in after years tell us that they
have educated themselves, that we might be called a nation of autodidacts. ..."
3. The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy by Leo Tolstoy (1904)
"... that our insistence that the pupil should understand what he reads only retards
the result. There are many autodidacts who have learned to read well in ..."
4. The Mercersburg Review by Alumni Association, Franklin and Marshall College (1871)
"... people fresh sprung from the earth, so neither are there among them, speaking
strictly, any autodidacts, persons purely self-taught. ..."
5. Works by Leo Tolstoy (1904)
"... that our insistence that the pupil should understand what he reads only retards
the result. There are many autodidacts who have learned to read well in ..."
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