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Autonomous

/ɔˈtɑnəməs/
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(adj) Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.

The private colleges and universities of the United States are autonomous.
This is an autonomous machine.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The researchers are developing ____ vehicles that can drive themselves.

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