Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being a work that falls between fiction and autobiography.
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- adjective Partially, but not entirely,
autobiographical
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- adjective of or relating to a work that combines autobiography and fiction
Etymologies
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Examples
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But there's no mistaking the nature of Alike's struggle, or the abundance of talent that's gone into the making of Ms. Rees's semiautobiographical film.
'Pariah' Stands Apart—As Fresh Teen Tale Joe Morgenstern 2012
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What's the story behind "Ghost Light," Jon Moscone's semiautobiographical play that deals with the assassination of his father, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone, which will open in January 2012?
Berkeley Theater Keeps an Open Mind Vauhini Vara 2011
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Like undergraduates everywhere, we exchanged drafts of work; visited each other's studios; gifted stories, poems, and end-of-semester projects; wore too much black; organized readings; invited faculty to dinner; drank a lot of bad wine; stayed up all night debating aesthetics; and wrote semiautobiographical novels, Symbolist stories, and earnest poetry collections for our theses--some of them good enough to be published.
My Ex Published A Poetry Collection--About Me! Zoe Triska 2011
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During the rest of the Herbst Theatre show, she sang tender songs by Gustav Mahler and Maurice Ravel, a moving version of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns," and modern, semiautobiographical songs by Jake Heggie and Carol Hall.
Singing Into Retirement David Littlejohn 2012
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Like undergraduates everywhere, we exchanged drafts of work; visited each other's studios; gifted stories, poems, and end-of-semester projects; wore too much black; organized readings; invited faculty to dinner; drank a lot of bad wine; stayed up all night debating aesthetics; and wrote semiautobiographical novels, Symbolist stories, and earnest poetry collections for our theses--some of them good enough to be published.
My Ex Published A Poetry Collection--About Me! Zoe Triska 2011
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The interview also spends significant time on Feiffer's "semiautobiographical novel" for young readers, The Man in the Ceiling.
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"Identification Marks: None" began a series of four semiautobiographical films, in three of which the director starred.
Two Paths, Little Glory For This Polish Director Anthony Paletta 2011
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He was all of 21 when the movie was shot, and one year younger when he made "I Killed My Mother," his semiautobiographical debut feature about himself as a young homosexual.
'Of Gods': Divine Beauty, Terror, Faith Joe Morgenstern 2011
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"Identification Marks: None" began a series of four semiautobiographical films, in three of which the director starred.
Two Paths, Little Glory For This Polish Director Anthony Paletta 2011
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The interview also spends significant time on Feiffer's "semiautobiographical novel" for young readers, The Man in the Ceiling.
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