Autonym

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounAn infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.

2.NounA 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.

"Deutsche is the autonym of the people known in English as Germans."

3.NounThe true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.

4.NounA work published under the author's true name.

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