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autological

Adjective CEFR C1
ˌɔː.təʊˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl

Definitions

Possessing the property it describes.

not-comparable, phrase

Equivalents

Españolautológico
Françaisautologique
Deutschautologisch
2 more languages
Italianoautologico
Portuguêsautológico

Examples

“The word polysyllabic is autological, but the word monosyllabic is not.”
“Because the word short is in fact short, it is considered autological.”
“The word noun is itself a noun, and is thus autological.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

autologistic autologous autoluminescent Autolycan autolysosomal autolytic

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