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autonomous

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  1. free                  
 
au.ton.o.mous \o.-'ta:n-*-m*s\ aj [Gk autonomos independent, fr. aut- + 
   nomos law - more at (MNIMBLE 1: of, relating to, or marked by autonomy  2a: 
   having the right or power of self-government  2b: undertaken or carried on 
   without outside control : SELF-CONTAINED  3a: existing or capable of 
   existing independently {~ zooid}  3b: responding, reacting, or developing 
   independently of the whole {an (R@ growth} 4: controlled by the autonomic 
   nervous system  - au.ton.o.mous.ly av