First Known Use: 1798
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heteronomy
noun het·er·on·o·my \-mē\
Definition of HETERONOMY
: subjection to something else; especially : a lack of moral freedom or self-determination
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Origin of HETERONOMY
heter- + -nomy (as in autonomy)
Rhymes with HETERONOMY
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