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autonomous meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of autonomous at MeaningMonkey.org. autonomous meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.AUTONOMOUS adjective
Definition of autonomous (adjective)
- (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
- "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
- synonyms: independent, self-governing, sovereign
- existing as an independent entity
- "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"
- (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
- synonyms: self-directed, self-reliant
Source: Princeton University Wordnet