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autonomism

[ aw-ton-uh-miz-uh m ]

/ ɔˈtɒn əˌmɪz əm /

noun

the belief in or a movement toward autonomy.

Words nearby autonomism

autonomic imbalance, autonomic nervous system, autonomic neurogenic bladder, autonomic plexus, autonomics, autonomism, autonomotropic, autonomous, autonomous phoneme, autonomous syntax, autonomy

Origin of autonomism

First recorded in 1870–75; autonom(y) + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM autonomism

au·ton·o·mist, adjective, noun

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