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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Possessing the property it describes. not-comparable, phrase

   "The word polysyllabic is autological, but the word monosyllabic is not."

Synonyms

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homologicalhomological

Antonyms

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heterological

Example

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"The word polysyllabic is autological, but the word monosyllabic is not."

Etymology

From German autologisch, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), by surface analysis, autology + -ical.

Related phrases

self reference

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