"autological" meaning in English

See autological in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɔː.təʊˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɔː.təˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɑːtoʊˈlɑːd͡ʒɪkəl/ [US], /ˌɑːtəˈlɑːd͡ʒɪkəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-autological.ogg [US], en-au-autological.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From German autologisch, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), by surface analysis, auto- + logical. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|autologisch}} German autologisch, {{der|en|grc|αὐτός||self}} Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), {{m|grc|λόγος||word}} λόγος (lógos, “word”), {{surf|en|auto-|logical|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, auto- + logical Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} autological (not comparable)
  1. (grammar, of a word, phrase, or especially an adjective) Possessing the property it describes. Wikipedia link: Autological word Tags: not-comparable, phrase Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: homological Hypernyms: self-referential Derived forms: autologicality, autologically Related terms: autology, self-reference, Wikipedia:Russell's paradox Translations (of a phrase, describing itself): 自逻辑的 (Chinese Mandarin), 自同的 (Chinese Mandarin), 自体同源的 (Chinese Mandarin), 自描述的 (Chinese Mandarin), autologique (French), autologisch (German), autologikus (Hungarian), önleíró (Hungarian), autologico (Italian), autologiczny [masculine] (Polish), autológico (Portuguese), autológico [masculine] (Spanish), autologisk (Swedish)

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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "of a phrase, describing itself",
      "word": "自逻辑的"
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      "sense": "of a phrase, describing itself",
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "of a phrase, describing itself",
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      "sense": "of a phrase, describing itself",
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      "sense": "of a phrase, describing itself",
      "word": "autologisch"
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      "sense": "of a phrase, describing itself",
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      "sense": "of a phrase, describing itself",
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      "sense": "of a phrase, describing itself",
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      "sense": "of a phrase, describing itself",
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