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autonomously
[ aw-ton-uh-muhs-lee ]
adverb
- in a way that is self-governing or free of outside control; independently:
The ideal candidate will be able to work autonomously and without supervision.
- with little or no human control or intervention:
We have developed a service robot that operates autonomously, in concert with a network of devices in its environment.
- Biology.
- as an independent organism:
Viruses, on the boundary between living and nonliving, cannot autonomously reproduce but require the biochemistry and structure of a host cell.
- naturally or spontaneously, without cultivation:
They organized a work day to get rid of the plants growing wildly, autonomously, and unwantedly all around the building.
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Other Words From
- non·au·ton·o·mous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of autonomously1
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Example Sentences
The two groups operate semi-autonomously but both fall under the leadership of the Quetta Shura leadership council.
SGR-A1 scans autonomously, and once it detects suspected intruders alerts the operator.
The aim should be to provide the conditions under which a Palestinian state can function autonomously.
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