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autonomous (adj.)
1800, from Greek
autonomos
"having one's own laws," of animals, "feeding or ranging at will," from
autos
"self" (see
auto-
) +
nomos
"law" (see
numismatic
). Compare
privilege
. Used mostly in metaphysics and politics; see
autonomic
.
