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autonymous

UK/ɔːˈtɒnᵻməs/

autonymous adjective: exhibiting autonymy; used as a name for itself.

Adjective

autonymous (not comparable)

  1. (word, term, etc) Exhibiting autonymy; used as a name for itself.
  2. Published under the author's autonym (true name): being an autonym.
    • Books may be classed under four heads, namely (1) Autonymous — (2) Polyonymous — (3) Pseudonymous, and — (4) Anonymous. ¶ 1. Autonymous, the first and most common is with the author's name either on the title-page, or if not on the title-page, signed to a preface, introduction, letter, or...1880, Ralph Thomas, Aggravating Ladies: Being a List of Works Published Under the Pseudonym of "a Lady", with Preliminary Suggestions on the Art of Describing Books Bibliographically, B. Quaritch...
    Synonyms:
    orthonymous

Synonyms of autonymous

Antonyms

Origin of autonymous

By surface analysis, auto- + -nym + -ous

Questions about autonymous

What does autonymous mean?
Autonymous means exhibiting autonymy; used as a name for itself.
What part of speech is autonymous?
Autonymous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce autonymous?
Autonymous is pronounced /ɔːˈtɒnᵻməs/ (UK).

Words near autonymous in the dictionary

  1. autonumbering
  2. autonumbers
  3. autonym
  4. autonymic
  5. autonymically
  6. autonymous
  7. autonymously
  8. autonyms
  9. autonymy
  10. autooxidation
  11. autooxidations

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