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autonomy definition

au·tono·my (-mē)

noun

  1. the fact or condition of being autonomous; self-government; independence
  2. pl. autonomies -·mies any state that governs itself

Etymology: Gr autonomia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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