auto

Plural

autos

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission).

   • It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.
   • For the first eight years of the Tetris Championship Series, the eventual victor used a technique known as delayed auto shift, or "DAS."

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A setting for automatic operation.

2. 2.An automatic gearbox/transmission.

   • A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.

3. 3.A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission.

   • It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand).

4. 4.Clipping of automobile.

   • My brother is an auto mechanic. He can get me a discount on auto parts.
   • In 1909, his grandfather was the first farmer in the county to buy an auto.

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