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autological en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˌɔː.təˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌɑːtəˈlɑːd͡ʒɪkəl/ (US)
• /ˌɑːtoʊˈlɑːd͡ʒɪkəl/ (US)
• /ˌɔː.təʊˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From German autologisch, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), by surface analysis, autology + -ical.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, of a word, phrase, qualifier:or especially an adjective) Possessing the property it describes.
   • The word noun is itself a noun, and is thus autological.
   • Because the word short is in fact short, it is considered autological.
   • The word polysyllabic is autological, but the word monosyllabic is not.

Antonyms

heterological

Deriveds

autologically · autologicality

Hypernyms

self-referential

Relateds

Wikipedia:Russell's paradox · autonymous · autologous · self-reference

Synonyms

homological

Translations (13)

cmn 自描述的 (of a phrase, describing itself) · pl autologiczny (of a phrase, describing itself) · hu autologikus (of a phrase, describing itself) · cmn 自体同源的 (of a phrase, describing itself) · fr autologique (of a phrase, describing itself) · sv autologisk (of a phrase, describing itself) · de autologisch (of a phrase, describing itself) · cmn 自逻辑的 (of a phrase, describing itself) · cmn 自同的 (of a phrase, describing itself) · pt autológico (of a phrase, describing itself) · es autológico (of a phrase, describing itself) · it autologico (of a phrase, describing itself) · hu önleíró (of a phrase, describing itself)