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Noun: autonomy  o'tó-nu-mee
  1. Immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
    - liberty
     
  2. Personal independence
    - self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiency

Derived forms: autonomies

See also: autonomous

Type of: independence, independency

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