automobile

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
  2. verb travel in an automobile

Etymology

From French automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + French mobile (“moving”), from Latin mōbilis (“movable”), equivalent to auto- (“self”) + mobile.

In classic literature

Synonyms

car, auto, machine, motorcar

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