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Definition of autonym:

(n) : (linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
(n) : The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
(n) : A work published under the author's true name.
(n) : (taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.

Definition of autonym:

(n) : (linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
(n) : The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
(n) : A work published under the author's true name.
(n) : (taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.

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