autological
autologisch
Possessing the property it describesPossessing the property it describes.
UK/ˌɔː.təʊˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/US/ˌɑːtoʊˈlɑːd͡ʒɪkəl/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable, phrase)Possessing the property it describes.
The word polysyllabic is autological, but the word monosyllabic is not.
Because the word short is in fact short, it is considered autological.
autologisch
Translations
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By meaning 1
of a phrase, describing itself:
Origin
From German autologisch, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”),From German autologisch, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), by surface analysis, autology + -ical.
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