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Definition of Autonym
1. Noun. (taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the species epithet is repeated. ¹
2. Noun. (linguistics anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups. For example, ''Deutsche'' is the autonym of a people known in English as ''Germans''. ¹
3. Noun. The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Autonym
1. a name by which a people refers to itself [n -S]
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