"heteronomous" meaning in English

See heteronomous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌhɛtəˈɹɒnəməs/ Forms: more heteronomous [comparative], most heteronomous [superlative]
Etymology: From hetero- + nomos. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hetero-|nomos}} hetero- + nomos Head templates: {{en-adj}} heteronomous (comparative more heteronomous, superlative most heteronomous)
  1. Arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous.
    Sense id: en-heteronomous-en-adj-29CKhVsW Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 37 30 33
  2. (biology, of parts of an organism) Differing in development or in specialization. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-heteronomous-en-adj-C6wSqAY0 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 37 30 33 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (linguistics, of a language) Being a dialect of an autonomous language. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-heteronomous-en-adj-9I5K7vV3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hetero-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 37 30 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 23 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 33 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 27 66 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 17 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 16 15 70 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: heteronomy
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