Complete Definition of "autonomy"

English

Etymology
From Gr. α��ονομία autonomia, noun of quality from α���νομο� autonomos �independent, living by one�s own laws�, from α��ο auto- �self� (comb. form) + ν�μο� nomos �custom, law�.

Pronunciation
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Noun
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  1. Self-government
  2. context|philosophy The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.

Derived terms
autonomic
autonomous

Translations
trans-top|Self-government
Albanian: autonomi
Chinese: �治�, �治� (zìzhì quán)
Dutch: autonomie f
Finnish: autonomia
French: autonomie f
German: Autonomie f
Greek: α��ονομία (avtonomía) f
Hebrew: ����נ���� (ot'onomia) f
Italian: autonomia f
Japanese: �治 (jichi)
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Korean: ��� (jayulseong)
Persian: FAchar|خ�د�ختار� (khodmokhtari)
Polish: autonomia f
Portuguese: autonomia f
Russian: ав�ономи� (avtonómija) f
Spanish: autonomía f
Swedish: autonomi c
Telugu: స�వయ�ప�రతిపత�తి (svayaMpratipatti)
Turkish: özerklik
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trans-top|capacity for individual decision
Albanian: autonomi
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Portuguese: autonomia f
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