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autonomously

American  
[aw-ton-uh-muhs-lee] / ɔˈtɒn ə məs li /

adverb

  1. in a way that is self-governing or free of outside control; independently.

    The ideal candidate will be able to work autonomously and without supervision.

  2. with little or no human control or intervention.

    We have developed a service robot that operates autonomously, in concert with a network of devices in its environment.

  3. Biology.

    1. as an independent organism.

      Viruses, on the boundary between living and nonliving, cannot autonomously reproduce but require the biochemistry and structure of a host cell.

    2. naturally or spontaneously, without cultivation.

      They organized a work day to get rid of the plants growing wildly, autonomously, and unwantedly all around the building.


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Origin of autonomously

autonomous ( def. ) + -ly

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