Autonym

Word AUTONYM
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Definitions and meanings of "Autonym"

What do we mean by autonym?

A name by which a people or social group refers to itself. noun

In anthropology, the name by which a people call themselves. noun

One's own name; a real name: opposed to pseudonym and anonym. noun

That which bears one's own name, as a book published under the author's real name. noun

The self-same name; one and the same name for two or more things; a homonym. noun

An infraspecific name in which the species epithet is repeated. noun

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. noun

The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author. noun

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The word "autonym" in example sentences

In the late 1980s, Blacks began to abandon the term Afro-American, adopting the autonym African American instead. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Issoudun, therefore, according to the researches of this antiquary, like other cities of France whose ancient or modern autonym ends in ❋ Honor�� De Balzac (1824)

Endonyms usually come from the traditional language of a group, but foreign names for the group are also sometimes adopted and transformed into a type of autonym. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If a dweller was to get warped and decides to sue, all of her real estate assets are currently malignant; because they are in her autonym and piece does not own a will, confidence or power or attorney to protect them. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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