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au·to·mo·bile
 automobile
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- pronunciation:
- aw
t
mo
bil
[or]
aw
t
mo
bil
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
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a vehicle with four wheels that is powered by a motor that uses gasoline or other fuel; car. An automobile is used on roads to carry people.
Before the invention of the automobile, only horses and carts traveled this road.
- synonyms:
- auto, car
- similar words:
- convertible, vehicle
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The word automobile
contains the following parts:
aut, auto
Greek
prefix
that means self
  Example words:
mob, mot, mov
Latin
root
that means move
Example words:
automobile, commotion, emotion, locomotion, mobile, motivation, motive, motor, movement, remote, remove
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