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ALL meanings of autonym

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  • noun autonym a piece of literature published under the real name of an author 3
  • noun autonym (taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the species epithet is repeated. 1
  • noun autonym a person's own name. Compare pseudonym. 1
  • noun autonym a book published under the real name of the author. 1
  • noun autonym (linguistics, anthropology) A 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. 0
  • noun autonym The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author. 0
  • noun autonym A work published under the author's true name. 0
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