Definition of autosemantic in English:
autosemantic
adjective ˌɔːtə(ʊ)sɪˈmantɪk
Linguistics Of a word or phrase: having meaning outside a context; meaningful in isolation. Opposed to "synsemantic".
noun ˌɔːtə(ʊ)sɪˈmantɪk
Linguistics An autosemantic word or phrase.
Origin
1920s. From auto- + semantic, after German autosemantisch. With the use as noun compare German Autosemantikon.
Definition of autosemantic in US English:
autosemantic
adjectiveˌɔːtə(ʊ)sɪˈmantɪk
Linguistics Of a word or phrase: having meaning outside a context; meaningful in isolation. Opposed to "synsemantic".
nounˌɔːtə(ʊ)sɪˈmantɪk
Linguistics An autosemantic word or phrase.
Origin
1920s. From auto- + semantic, after German autosemantisch. With the use as noun compare German Autosemantikon.