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Autonomous - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Autonomous : adj
1: of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign
state" [syn: independent, self-governing, sovereign]
2: existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of
India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"
3: of persons; free from external control and constraint in
e.g. action and judgment [syn: self-directed, self-reliant]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Autonomous : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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