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| au·ton·o·mous [ aw tónnəməss ] |
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1. self-governing: politically independent and self-governing
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2. able to choose: able to make decisions and act on them as a free and independent moral agent
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3. self-sufficient: existing, reacting, or developing as an independent, self-regulating organism
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  au·ton·o·mous·ly adverb |
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