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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
au·ton·o·my       [aw-ton-uh-mee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -mies.
1.independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions: the autonomy of the individual.
2.the condition of being autonomous; self-government, or the right of self-government; independence: The rebels demanded autonomy from Spain.
3.a self-governing community.
[Origin: 1615–25; < Gk autonomía independence, equiv. to autónom(os) autonomous + -ia -y3]

—Related forms
au·ton·o·mist, noun
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au·ton·o·my       (ô-tŏn'ə-mē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. au·ton·o·mies
  1. The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence.
    1. Self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination.
    2. Self-government with respect to local or internal affairs: granted autonomy to a national minority.
  3. A self-governing state, community, or group.


[Greek autonomiā, from autonomos, self-ruling; see autonomous.]

au·ton'o·mist n.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
autonomy 
1623, from Gk. autonomia, noun of quality from autonomos "independent, living by one's own laws," from auto- "self" (comb. form) + nomos "custom, law" (see numismatics). Autonomous is recorded from 1800.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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autonomy

noun
1. immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence 
2. personal independence 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: au·ton·o·my
Pronunciation: o-'tä-n&-mE
Function: noun
: the quality or state of being self-governing; especially : the right of self-government —au·ton·o·mous /-m&s/ adjective —au·ton·o·mous·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Autonomy

Au*ton"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. autonomie. See Autonomous.]

1. The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.

2. (Metaph.) The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the true nature and only possible proof of liberty. --Fleming.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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