heteronomous

English

Adjective

heteronomous (comparative more heteronomous, superlative most heteronomous)

1. not autonomous
2. (biology, of parts of an organism) differing in development or in specialization
3. (linguistics, of a language) being a dialect of an autonomous language

Antonyms

• autonomous

Related terms

• heteronomy

Translations

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• German: heteronom

• Romanian: heteronom m and n, heteronomă f