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Meanings of autonym in English

Russian
автоэтноним
Portuguese
endónimo
Spanish
autónimo
Catalan
endònim

Name used by a group to refer to themselves, to their language, or to a geographical place in their territory.

автоэтноним
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Usage of autonym in English
1
A name incorporating the epithet became an autonym: a self-designating name.
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2
The solution was to impress the ovum with an autonym, and thus induce a foetus that bore its own name.
Arrival (Stories of Your Life and Others)
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