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autonome

autonomous

adjective oh-toh-NOM Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Also means

self-sufficient

Usage Note

Autonome is invariable in form for masculine and feminine — it does not add an -e in the feminine because it already ends in one. It appears in political discourse (an région autonome), technology (véhicule autonome — self-driving car), and everyday descriptions of independent people. The noun autonomie (f) refers to both political autonomy and battery life on devices.

Examples

"Elle est très autonome dans son travail."

Natural Translation

She is very autonomous in her work.

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