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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

heteronomy en · NOUN

Etymology

From hetero- + -nomy.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The state of being beholden to external influences.
  3. (uncountable, usually) The condition of being heteronomous.

Forms

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Antonyms

autonomy

Deriveds

heteronomous

Translations (8)

bg несамостоя́телност (political subjection) · ja 他律 (being beholden to external influences) · bg чу́жда власт (political subjection) · fa دگرمختاری (being beholden to external influences) · bg хетероно́мия (biology) · ja 他治 (political subjection) · bg хетероно́мия (political subjection) · bg зави́симост (political subjection)