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What is "self-educated"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Self-educated

Self-educated \Self`-ed"u*ca`ted\, a. Educated by one's own efforts, without instruction, or without pecuniary assistance from others.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
self-educated

1761, from self- + educated.

Wiktionary
self-educated

a. Of a person, having learned without the direction of a teacher.

WordNet
self-educated

adj. educated by your own efforts rather than by formal instruction