AUTONOMIES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Autonomy

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

early 17th century: from Greek autonomia, from autonomos ‘having its own laws’, from autos ‘self’ + nomos ‘law’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɔːˈtɒnəmi
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the right or condition of self-government

Short Definition:

freedom of country etc. to govern itself

Examples:
  • between the First and Second World Wars, Canada gained greater autonomy from Britain
Definition:

(in Kantian moral philosophy) the capacity of an agent to act in accordance with objective morality rather than under the influence of desires.

Short Definition:

capacity to act in accordance with objective morality

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