automorphic

[ aw-tuh-mawr-fik ]

/ ˌɔ təˈmɔr fɪk /

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First recorded in 1870–75; auto-¹ + -morphic

au·to·mor·phi·cal·ly, adverb

Automorphic, aw-to-mor′fik, adj. marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various