"heteronomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heteronomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒnəmi Etymology: From hetero- + -nomy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hetero|nomy}} hetero- + -nomy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} heteronomy (usually uncountable, plural heteronomies)
  1. The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (political subjection): 他治 (tachi) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-heteronomy-en-noun-yAn1-uRf Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 11 44 45 Disambiguation of 'political subjection': 94 4 2
  2. The state of being beholden to external influences. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (being beholden to external influences): 他律 (taritsu) (Japanese), دگرمختاری (degarmoxtâri) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-heteronomy-en-noun-J5LMBShW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hetero-, English terms suffixed with -nomy, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 73 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 11 44 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -nomy: 4 72 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 88 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 75 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 83 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 83 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 86 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 4 78 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 4 79 18 Disambiguation of 'being beholden to external influences': 11 83 6
  3. (biology) The condition of being heteronomous. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-heteronomy-en-noun-vFi-rld9 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 11 44 45 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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        "The state of being beholden to external influences."
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        "The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law."
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      "sense": "political subjection",
      "word": "他治"
    },
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      "roman": "taritsu",
      "sense": "being beholden to external influences",
      "word": "他律"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "degarmoxtâri",
      "sense": "being beholden to external influences",
      "word": "دگرمختاری"
    }
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}

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