Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Monogamy

Monogamy:  What does it mean?



au·ton·o·my

  [aw-ton-uh-mee]  Show IPA
–noun, plural -mies.
1.
independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions: theautonomy of the individual.
2.
the condition of being autonomous; self-government, or theright of self-government; independence: The rebelsdemanded autonomy from Spain.
3.
a self-governing community.
Origin: 
1615–25;  < Gk autonomía  independence, equiv. to autónom osautonomous  + -ia -y3

au·ton·o·mist, noun

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