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Autological

//ˌɔː.təʊˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl// adj

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

    "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.

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