autonym

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If a dweller was to get warped and decides to sue, all of her real estate assets are currently malignant; because they are in her autonym and piece does not own a will, confidence or power or attorney to protect them.

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  1. noun A name by which a people or social group refers to itself.

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  • Endonyms usually come from the traditional language of a group, but foreign names for the group are also sometimes adopted and transformed into a type of autonym. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • If a dweller was to get warped and decides to sue, all of her real estate assets are currently malignant; because they are in her autonym and piece does not own a will, confidence or power or attorney to protect them. —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • Issoudun, therefore, according to the researches of this antiquary, like other cities of France whose ancient or modern autonym ends in —  The Celibates
 

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  1. aut(o)- + -onym.

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  1. from Greek αὐτός, self, + ο=νομα, dial. ο=νυμα, name.
 

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/ˈɔtənɪm/
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