autarchy
Americannoun
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unlimited rule; autocracy
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self-government; self-rule
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of autarchy
First recorded in 1655–65, autarchy is from the Greek word autarchía self-rule. See aut-, -archy
Example Sentences
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Another example is Autarchy, a set of brooms, bowls and other folk craft objects created by the young Italian designers Simone Farresin and Andrea Trimarchi of Studio Formafantasma, who were inspired by Sicilian peasant traditions.
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2010
Some of the Autarchy objects are made from an organic mixture of flour, agricultural waste and limestone, and clored with natural dyes extracted from vegetable, spice and roots.
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2010
Autarchy has other forms than the one it took under the Nazis.
From Time Magazine Archive
Autarchy proved decreasingly possible as the church tried to extend its involvement.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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