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  4. autonomia

autonomia

/aw.toˈnɔ.mi.a/
autonomy

L'autonomia è fondamentale per lo sviluppo personale.

Autonomy is fundamental for personal development.


general

The ability to act independently and make decisions without external control or influence.

L'autonomia finanziaria è importante per la libertà personale.

Financial autonomy is important for personal freedom.

Often used in political, psychological, and personal development contexts.

Technology
technical

The capacity of a system, organization, or entity to function independently.

Questo sistema ha un'alta autonomia operativa.

This system has high operational autonomy.

Used in engineering, robotics, and AI to describe self-sufficient systems.

Collocations

autonomia finanziariafinancial autonomyautonomia decisionaledecision-making autonomyautonomia regionaleregional autonomy

Synonyms

indipendenzaautogestionelibertà

Antonyms

dipendenzacontrollosottomissione

Related Phrases

autonomia differenziataphrase
differentiated autonomy
autonomia scolasticaphrase
school autonomy

Pro Tip

Political vs. Personal Use

'Autonomia' can refer to political independence (e.g., regional autonomy) or personal freedom (e.g., financial autonomy).

Gold Rule

Context Matters

Always consider the context when using 'autonomia'—it can mean self-governance in politics or self-sufficiency in technology.

Word Origin

From Greek 'autonomos' (self-governing), from 'autos' (self) + 'nomos' (law).

Usage Notes

In Italian, 'autonomia' is often used in political, psychological, and technological contexts to describe self-governance or independence.

Word Breakdown

auto-
self
prefix
+
-nomia
law or management
suffix
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