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au⋅ton⋅o⋅my

  [aw-ton-uh-mee]
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–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 -y 3

Related forms:
au⋅ton⋅o⋅mist, noun
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au·ton·o·my   (ô-tŏn'ə-mē)   
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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Word Origin & History

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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Legal Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: au·ton·o·my
Pronunciation: -mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
1 : the quality orstate of being independent, free, and self-directing
2 : independence from the organism as a whole in the capacity of a part for growth, reactivity, or responsiveness
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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