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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Auto, AS (village, FIPS 20100)
    Location: 14.28161 S, 170.62682 W
    Population (1990): 255 (33 housing units)
    Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
  Auto, WV
    Zip code(s): 24917

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  auto \au"to\, n. [Gr. ? self.]
     An abbreviation of automobile.
  
     Syn: car, automobile, machine, motorcar
          [Webster 1913 Suppl. WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  auto \au"to\, a.
     of or pertaining to an automobile; as, an auto mechanic.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  auto- \au"to-\ [Gr. ? self.]
     1. A combining form, with the meaning of self, one's self,
        one's own, itself, its own.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. a prefix with the meaning of self-moving, self-propelling;
        as, an autocar, an autocarriage, an autotruck, etc., an
        automobile car, carriage, truck, etc.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Automobile \Au"to*mo*bile`\, n. [F.]
     a self-propelled vehicle used for transporting passengers,
     suitable for use on a street or roadway. Many diferent models
     of automobiles have beenbuilt and sold commercially,
     possessing varied features such as a retractable roof (in a
     convertible), different braking systems, different
     propulsion systems, and varied styling. Most models have four
     wheels but some have been built with three wheels.
     Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion
     engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or
     petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), and sometimes by steam
     engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor
     varies from under 50 H. P. for earlier models to over 200 H.
     P. larger models or high-performance sports or racing cars.
     An automobile is commonly called a car or an auto, and
     generally in British usage, motor cars.
  
     Syn: car, auto, machine, motorcar.
          [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Auto- \Au"to-\
     An abbrev. of automobile, used as a prefix with the meaning
     of self-moving, self-propelling; as, an autocar, an
     autocarriage, an autotruck, etc., an automobile car,
     carriage, truck, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Auto- \Au"to-\ [Gr. ? self.]
     A combining form, with the meaning of self, one's self, one's
     own, itself, its own.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  auto
       n : 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal
           combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn:
           car, automobile, machine, motorcar]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  auto
     Βοσνιακά n.
     το αυτοκίνητο
     Γαλλικά n.
     το αυτοκίνητο, το αμάξι
     Ολλανδικά n.
     το αυτοκίνητο
     Σερβικά n.
     (λατιν_του: ауто)
     Τσεχικά n.
     το αυτοκίνητο

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Auto
     Γερμανικά n.
     το αυτοκίνητο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  auto
     Basque n.
     automobile, car
     Catalan n.
     car; automobile
     Czech n.
     car, automobile
     Estonian n.
     1 car, automobile
     2 (at second or later mention) any motor vehicle, including trucks,
  vans, and fire engines.
     French n.
     car
     Interlingua n.
     car, automobile
     Japanese roman.
     (ja-romanization of: アウト)
     Latvian n.
     (lb lv colloquial) car (gloss: automobile, a vehicle steered by a
  driver)
     Latvian part.p.
     (infl of lv autais  voc//acc//ins s m//f ; gen p m//f)
     Neapolitan a.
     1 tall
     2 high (qualifier: positionally)
     Neapolitan adv.
     high
     Portuguese n.
     1 a public deed or ceremony
     2 (l en auto) (a sub-genre of dramatic literature)
     3 (lb pt dated) act; deed
     4 act (record of an accomplishment)
     5 document that is part of a lawsuit or court case
     6 narration or description of an event made by a public authority and
  which serves as evidence of such event (e.g. a traffic citation)
     Portuguese n.
     automobile; car
     Serbo-Croatian n.
     car, automobile
     Spanish n.
     (lb es Argentina Bolivia Chile Ecuador Paraguay Peru Philippines
  Uruguay) car, automobile
     Spanish n.
     1 (lb es legal formal) order, writ, resolution
     2 (lb es literature) short play from the Middle Ages or the
  Renaissance

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  auto-
     Czech pre.
     (l en auto-) (gloss: regarding oneself)
     Danish pre.
     1 self
     2 automatic
     3 cars
     French pre.
     1 (l en auto-) (gloss: regarding oneself)
     2 (l en auto-) (gloss: automatic)
     3 (l en auto-) (gloss: relating to cars)
     German pre.
     #English
     Indonesian pre.
     (l en auto-): regarding oneself.
     Norwegian Bokmål pre.
     #English
     Polish pre.
     1 (non-gloss definition: auto-, as relating to oneself)
     2 (non-gloss definition: auto-, automatic)
     3 (non-gloss definition: auto-, as relating to cars)
     pre.
     (senseid en self) reflexive, regarding or to oneself
     pre.
     automatic
     pre.
     relating to cars or the driving of cars

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  auto.
     a.
     (abbr of en automatic)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Auto
     Hunsrik alt.
     car
     Hunsrik n.
     car
     Luxembourgish n.
     car
     Plautdietsch n.
     automobile, auto, car

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Auto.
     n.
     1 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en automobile)
     2 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en automotive)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  auto
     a.
     (lb en automotive) (clipping of en automatic) (qualifier: of a
  gearbox/transmission)
     n.
     1 (lb en chiefly attributive) An automobile.
     2 (lb en uncountable) A setting for automatic operation.
     3 (lb en automotive) An automatic gearbox/transmission.
     4 (lb en automotive) A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive dated) To travel by automobile.
     n.
     (lb en India) An autorickshaw.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  auto-
     pre.
     (senseid en self) reflexive, regarding or to oneself
     pre.
     automatic
     pre.
     relating to cars or the driving of cars

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  auto.
     a.
     (abbr of en automatic)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Auto
     n.
     (place en unincorporated community s/West Virginia)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Auto.
     n.
     1 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en automobile)
     2 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en automotive)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  auto
     Basque n.
     automobile, car
     Catalan n.
     car; automobile
     Dutch n.
     car, automobile
     Finnish n.
     car, automobile
     Inari Sami alt.
     (alter smn avdo)
     Inari Sami n.
     (topics smn Vehicles) car
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la autus  dat//abl m//n s)
     Neapolitan a.
     1 tall
     2 high (qualifier: positionally)
     Neapolitan adv.
     high
     Portuguese n.
     1 a public deed or ceremony
     2 (l en auto) (a sub-genre of dramatic literature)
     3 (lb pt dated) act; deed
     4 act (record of an accomplishment)
     5 document that is part of a lawsuit or court case
     6 narration or description of an event made by a public authority and
  which serves as evidence of such event (e.g. a traffic citation)
     Portuguese n.
     automobile; car
     Slovak n.
     car (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver)
     West Frisian n.
     A car, an automobile.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  auto-
     Czech pre.
     (l en auto-) (gloss: regarding oneself)
     Danish pre.
     1 self
     2 automatic
     3 cars
     French pre.
     1 (l en auto-) (gloss: regarding oneself)
     2 (l en auto-) (gloss: automatic)
     3 (l en auto-) (gloss: relating to cars)
     German pre.
     #English
     Italian pre.
     1 (lb it highly productive) (l en auto-), self- (gloss: regarding
  oneself; by oneself)
     2 (lb it highly productive) (l en auto-), self- (gloss: automatic)
     3 (lb it maths) eigen-
     4 (lb it rare) homo- (gloss: same)
     Italian pre.
     (l en auto-) (gloss: relating to cars)
     Norwegian Nynorsk pre.
     #English
     Portuguese pre.
     1 self-; (l en auto-) (gloss: done by or directed at oneself)
     2 (l en auto-) (gloss: automatic)
     3 (l en auto-) (gloss: relating to automobiles)
     4 (lb pt Brazil linear algebra) eigen- (gloss: relating to
  eigenvectors and eigenvalues)
     Spanish pre.
     1 (l en auto-)
     2 drive-in

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  auto.
     a.
     (abbr of en automatic)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Auto
     Luxembourgish n.
     car
     n.
     (place en unincorporated community s/West Virginia)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Auto.
     n.
     1 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en automobile)
     2 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en automotive)