au·to·log·i·cal

(ô′tə-lŏj′ĭkəl)

adj.

Being a word that possesses the characteristic it describes. The word polysyllabic is autological, since it is itself polysyllabic.

[auto- + Greek logos, word, speech; see logo- + -ic + -al (translation of German autologisch).]

au′to·log′i·cal·ly adv.

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Translations

autologique

autologikus

autologico

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