English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Autonomic
(a.)
Having the power of self-government; autonomous.
Autonomous
(a.)
Independent in government; having the right or power of
self-government.
Autonomous
(a.)
Having independent existence or laws.
Autonomy
(n.)
The power or right of self-government; self-government,
or political independence, of a city or a state.
Autonomy
(n.)
The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals; or
man's power, as possessed of reason, to give law to himself. In this,
according to Kant, consist the true nature and only possible proof of
liberty.
Autoomist
(n.)
One who advocates autonomy.
Autophagi
(n. pl.)
Birds which are able to run about and obtain their
own food as soon as hatched.
Autophoby
(n.)
Fear of one's self; fear of being egotistical.
Autophony
(n.)
An auscultatory process, which consists in noting the
tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head
close to the patient's chest.
Autoplastic
(a.)
Of or pertaining to autoplasty.
Autoplasty
(n.)
The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking
a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the
deficiency caused by disease or wounds.
Autopsic
(a.)
Alt. of Autopsical
Autopsical
(a.)
Pertaining to autopsy; autoptical.
Autopsorin
(n.)
That which is given under the doctrine of administering
a patient's own virus.
Autopsy
(a.)
Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining
the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination.
Autopsy
(a.)
Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own
eyes; ocular view.
Autoptic
(a.)
Alt. of Autoptical
Autoptical
(a.)
Seen with one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected
with, personal observation; as, autoptic testimony or experience.
Autoptically
(adv.)
By means of ocular view, or one's own observation.
Autos-da-fe
(pl. )
of Auto-da-fe