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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024au•ton•o•my /ɔˈtɑnəmi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- (of a state or government) self-government;
independence. freedom of action:The corporation gives their agents a fair amount of autonomy.See -nom-1. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024au•ton•o•mism (ô ton′ə miz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - the belief in or a movement toward autonomy.
- autonom(y) + -ism 1870–75
au•ton′o•mist, adj., n. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024au•ton•o•my (ô ton′ə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. - independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions:the autonomy of the individual.
- Governmentthe condition of being autonomous;
self-government, or the right of self-government; independence:The rebels demanded autonomy from Spain. - Governmenta self-governing community.
- Greek autonomía independence, equivalent. to autónom(os) autonomous + -ia -y3
- 1615–25
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