autonym

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɔːtənɪm/ (UK)
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/ˈɔːtənɪm/ (UK) · /ˈɔdn̩ɪm/ (US) · /ˈɑdn̩ɪm/ (US)

Definition of autonym

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.
    “Near-synonym: type variety”
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noun

  1. An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.
    “Near-synonym: type variety”
  2. A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
    “Deutsche is the autonym of the people known in English as Germans.”
  3. The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
    “As a general principle, the heading of the main entry of the book should be in the form in which the book itself is published; that is, if it is published under an autonym let the autonym be given, if under a pseudonym, then let the pseudonym be given, and if the book be anonymous, then let the fact be stated.”
  4. A work published under the author's true name.

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Etymology

From auto- (“self”) + -onym (“name”).

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