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autonomous

au·ton·o·mous [ aw tónnəməss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. self-governing: politically independent and self-governing

2. able to choose: able to make decisions and act on them as a free and independent moral agent

3. self-sufficient: existing, reacting, or developing as an independent, self-regulating organism


au·ton·o·mous·ly adverb
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