autonym
/AO1 T AH0 N IH0 M/noun
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(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.
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The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
- 3
A work published under the author's true name.
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(taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.
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