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autonomous

au·to·no·mous

UK/ɔːˈtɒnəməs/ US/ɔˈtɑnəməs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of political bodies

  • “an autonomous judiciary”
  • “a sovereign state”
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2.

existing as an independent entity

  • “the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies”
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3.

of persons; free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

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Origin

From autonomy + -ous.

Phrases

  • autonomous area
  • autonomous community
  • autonomous oblast
  • autonomous okrug
  • autonomous prefecture
  • autonomous region
  • autonomous sensory meridian response
  • autonomous vehicle

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