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Synonyms
au·ton·o·mous (ô-tŏńə-məs)

[From Greek autonomos, auto-, auto-, + nomos, law.]

adjective 

  1. Not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent: an autonomous judiciary; an autonomous division of a corporate conglomerate.
  2. Independent in mind or judgment; self-directed.
    1. Independent of the laws of another state or government; self-governing.
    2. Of or relating to a self-governing entity: an autonomous legislature.
    3. Self-governing with respect to local or internal affairs: an autonomous region of a country.
  4. Autonomic.

derivatives

au·tońo·mous·ly
adverb