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autochthonous

au·toch·tho·nous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [aw-tok-thuh-nuh s]
    • /ɔˈtɒk θə nəs/
    • /ˈɔːtəktənəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-tok-thuh-nuh s]
    • /ɔˈtɒk θə nəs/

Definitions of autochthonous word

  • adjective autochthonous (of rocks, deposits, etc) found where they and their constituents were formed 3
  • adjective autochthonous inhabiting a place or region from earliest known times; aboriginal 3
  • adjective autochthonous (of some functions, such as heartbeat) originating within an organ rather than from external stimulation 3
  • adjective autochthonous pertaining to autochthons; aboriginal; indigenous (opposed to heterochthonous). 1
  • adjective autochthonous Pathology. found in the part of the body in which it originates, as a cancerous lesion. found in a locality in which it originates, as an infectious disease. 1
  • adjective autochthonous Psychology. of or relating to ideas that arise independently of the individual's own train of thought and seem instead to have some alien or external agency as their source. 1

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Origin of autochthonous

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; autochthon + -ous

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Parts of speech for Autochthonous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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autochthonous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for autochthonous

adj autochthonous

  • aboriginal — An Aboriginal is an Australian Aborigine.
  • native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.

adjective autochthonous

  • earliest — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.

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