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Auto--"self" mobile--"moving" or "propelled" Thus--"self-propelled" vehicle

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i dunno...i need to know for my homework...someone plzz help me!! it wud be a real help

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The English word automatic derives from the Greek automatos ("self acting").

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Is automobile a verb?

The word 'automobile' is a noun, a word for a thing.A verb is a word for an action or a state of being."Automobile is a noun." The word "is' is the verb, the state of being of automobile.


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What is the word stressed of automobile?

automobile


Sentence using the word automobile?

automobile


What is the antonym for automobile?

There are no antonyms for the word 'automobile'.


What is the French word for the English word automobile?

Une automobile (fem.). This isn't an English word.


Is automobile a pronoun?

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When did the automobile come to the US?

The first Automobile was built in USA. Henry Ford built the first automobile.


What is the prefix of automobile?

No, auto is a root word. It means of self.


What word associates with the word car?

Automobile.


What syllable gets the accent in the word automobile?

The word automobile is accented on the first syllable. (aw-tuh-muh-beel).


What is a better word for car?

automobile