name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
auton
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɔː.tɒn/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ˈɑ.tɑn/
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US: /ˈɔ.tɑn/
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CMU ARPABET: AO1 T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Coined by Robert Holmes in 1969, from a contraction of automaton.