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heteronomous
het·er·on·o·mous
[
hèttə rónnəməss
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
under other laws:
subject to other laws or rules or to laws and rules imposed by other people or institutions
2.
growing or developing differently:
describes parts of an organism that have different modes of development and growth, and different functions
[
Early 19th century. <hetero- + Greek
nomos
"law"
]
het·er·on·o·mous·ly
adverb
het·er·on·o·my
noun
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het·er·on·o·mous·ly adverbhet·er·on·o·my noun
