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self-educated adjective (alsoselfeducated)uk /ˌselfˈedʒ.ʊ.keɪ.tɪd/ us /ˌselfˈedʒ.ə.keɪ.t̬ɪd/ A self-educated person has obtained knowledge or skills by themselves rather than being taught by other people: Faraday was a self-educated man who became the greatest scientist of his day. Largely self-educated, he worked as a printer before editing several short-lived newspapers. She attended the local school for a brief period, but was basically self-educated. As a self-educated woman, she held well-informed strong political beliefs. Since I was self-educated in law but not a member of the Bar, they demanded that a lawyer be appointed to represent me. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Teaching in general asynchronous chief academic officer CLIL clue clue in communicative didactic hothouse miseducation Moodle multi-course non-conditioned non-didactic popularize sex education show/teach someone the ropesidiom socialization socializing special education tutelage |