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heteronomous

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17
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19
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌhɛtəˈɹɒnəməs/

Definition of heteronomous

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous.
    “The competitive necessity of economies of action mean that surveillance capitalists must use all means available to supplant autonomous action with heteronomous action.”
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adj

  1. Arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous.
    “The competitive necessity of economies of action mean that surveillance capitalists must use all means available to supplant autonomous action with heteronomous action.”
  2. Differing in development or in specialization.
  3. Being a dialect of an autonomous language.

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Etymology

From heteronomy + -ous.

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