Meaning of AUTONOMOUS
| Pronunciation: | | o'tânumus
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- [adj] of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
- [adj] of persons; free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
- [adj] existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"
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| | Synonyms: | | free, independent, self-directed, self-governing, self-reliant, sovereign |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Au*ton"o*mous\, a. [Gr. ?; ? self + ? to assign,
hold, sway.]
1. Independent in government; having the right or power of
self-government.
2. (Biol.) Having independent existence or laws.
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