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Meaning of auton | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈɔː.tɒn/

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.

Equivalents

Français auton

Examples

“Not far away in the woods the Auton had been standing motionless under a tree. It was shaped like a man but it was not human.”
“Juan made seven attempts to pervert the auton. One involved twelve hundred years of careful observation, timing the failure of various subsystems, maneuvering the auton into a position where he might take control and get transportation to resources in near space.”
“"The Metrologan Order built the auton that was Ninth. How can you be so sure that she was not so well crafted that she really did have her own will?"”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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