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heteronomous

/ˌhɛtəˈɹɒnəməs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
het-eronomous
IPA
/ˌhɛtəˈɹɒnəməs/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous.

adj

Differing in development or in specialization.

adj

Being a dialect of an autonomous language.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English heteronomy Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English heteronomous From heteronomy + -ous.

Inflected Forms

more heteronomous (comparative) most heteronomous (superlative)

Derived Forms

heteronomously

Frequently Paired Words

heteronomy

Antonyms

autonomous

Questions

How do you pronounce heteronomous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɛtəˈɹɒnəməs/.
What does heteronomous mean?
Arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous.
Where does heteronomous come from?
Etymology tree English heteronomy Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English heteronomous From heteronomy + -ous.

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