Associations to the word «Heteronomous»

Wiktionary

HETERONOMOUS, adjective. Arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous
HETERONOMOUS, adjective. (biology) (of parts of an organism) differing in development or in specialization
HETERONOMOUS, adjective. (linguistics) (of a language) being a dialect of an autonomous language

Wise words

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