Meaning of autonym | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.
2. 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.
3. The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
4. A work published under the author's true name.

Examples

“Near-synonym: type variety”

“Deutsche is the autonym of the people known in English as Germans.”

“As a general principle, the heading of the main entry of the book should be in the form in which the book itself is published; that is, if it is published under an autonym let the autonym be given, if under a pseudonym, then let the pseudonym be given, and if the book be anonymous, then let the fact be stated.”

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