Autonomously

adv

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Definitions

Adverb

1
In an autonomous or self-governing manner.
"Housed in a converted grocery store, the Academy Charter School is a new kind of public school that operates autonomously under state charter rather than under local school district control."

Synonyms

independently independently of one's own accord

Example

"The spacecraft is designed to autonomously keep itself safe and on track to the Sun."

Etymology

From autonomous + -ly.

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