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autonomous, a.|ɔːˈtɒnəməs|
[f. Gr. αὐτόνοµ-ος making or having one's own laws, independent (f. αὐτο- self, own + νόµος law) + -ous.]
1. Of or pertaining to an autonomy.
1800W. Taylor in Month. Mag. VIII. 600 With an autocratic, not an autonomous, constitution. 1861C. King Antique Gems (1866) 237 The autonomous coins of Sybaris.
2. Possessed of autonomy, self-governing, independent. In Metaph.: see autonomy 1 c.
1804W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. II. 244 If the [Irish] nation was to become autonomous. 1851D. Wilson Preh. Ann. (1863) I. ii. i. 313 The autonomous Greek cities in Asia Minor. 1868Bain Ment. & Mor. Sc. 736 The absolutely good Will must be autonomous—i.e., without any kind of motive or interest.
3. Biol.
a. Conforming to its own laws only, and not subject to higher ones.
b. Independent, i.e. not a mere form or state of some other organism.
1861H. Macmillan Footn. Page Nat. 158 Some of these productions may not be autonomous, some may seem to pass into each other by intermediate forms. 1881Syd. Soc. Lex. s.v. Autonomy, Anatomy and physiology are autonomous, since the phenomena presented by animals and plants are not at present referable to chemical, physical, or other laws. 1882T. Dyer in Nature 23 Feb. 391 The view that they [lichens] are autonomous organisms. |