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The arms inventories of Myanmar and Pakistan are also similar in that they both contain German automatic rifles, light machine guns and ammunition - all manufactured locally.

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  1. adjective Acting or operating in a manner essentially independent of external influence or control: an automatic light switch; a budget deficit that triggered automatic spending cuts.
  2. adjective Self-regulating: an automatic washing machine.
  3. adjective Acting or done without volition or conscious control; involuntary: automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eyes in strong light. See Synonyms at spontaneous.
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  • The small, well-manicured hand that held the automatic was as steady as a rock. —  166 - The Disappearing Lady
  • If you make a deal for our automatic weapons, make sure it's after you've removed the selector switch that converts them to fully automatic--and that doesn't mean you have a sale on selector switches the next week. —  Phule 01 - Phules Company
  • Eldon dropped a semi-automatic, a cruel-looking gun. —  Lippman, Laura - [Tess Monaghan 03] - Butchers Hill
  • Summary Description of the Director Plan The Director Plan provides for the automatic, annual grant of 5,000 options to each non-employee director and each advisory director in office on the first business day each May. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • It's semi-automatic, and it's always a one-shot-kill, even through walls. —  Hushed Casket Recent Posts
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  1. From Greek automatos : auto-, auto- + -matos, willing; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Greek αὐτόματος, self-moving (see automaton), + -ic.
 

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