self-taught en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English taught English self-taught From self- + taught.
Meanings
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Educated or trained by oneself.
It's this understanding of Quality as revealed by stuckness which so often makes self-taught mechanics so superior to institute-trained men who have learned how to handle everything except a new situation.
1974, Robert M[aynard] Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow & Company, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more self-taught | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most self-taught | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (1)
es autoenseñado (educated by oneself)