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adjective
1.
Government.
a.
self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only.
b.
pertaining to an autonomy.
2.
having autonomy; not subject to control from outside; independent: a subsidiary that functioned as an autonomous unit.
3.
Origin:
1790–1800; < Greek autónomos with laws of one's own, independent, equivalent to auto- auto-1 + nóm(os) law, custom + -os adj. suffix
1790–1800; < Greek autónomos with laws of one's own, independent, equivalent to auto- auto-1 + nóm(os) law, custom + -os adj. suffix
Related forms
au·ton·o·mous·ly, adverb
non·au·ton·o·mous, adjective
non·au·ton·o·mous·ly, adverb
non·au·ton·o·mous·ness, noun
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- Offering minor choices will help motivate power-driven, autonomous and aggressive children.
- California community colleges are governed by local, autonomous districts.
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World English Dictionary
| autonomous (ɔːˈtɒnəməs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a community, country, etc) possessing a large degree of self-government |
| 2. | of or relating to an autonomous community |
| 3. | independent of others |
| 4. | philosophy |
| a. acting or able to act in accordance with rules and principles of one's own choosing | |
| b. Compare heteronomous See also categorical imperative (in the moral philosophy of Kant, of an individual's will) directed to duty rather than to some other end | |
| 5. | biology existing as an organism independent of other organisms or parts |
| 6. | a variant spelling of autonomic |
| [C19: from Greek autonomos living under one's own laws, from | |
| au'tonomously | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
autonomous
1800, from Gk. autonomos "having one's own laws," from autos "self" (see auto-) + nomos "law" (see numismatics). Cf. privilege. Used mostly in metaphysics and politics; see autonomic.
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