autology
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autology
- /ɔːˈtɒləd͡ʒɪ/
Rhymes with -ɒlədʒɪ, -ɒlədʒi
Where it comes from
From auto- + -logy.
noun autologies
- The study of oneself. If only the discoverer of autology (self-knowledge) had said, "Let all drugs alone, even Detoxyl, eat simple, nutritious food, sleep and play and work in the open air, and don't worry — then acids and poisons will not accumulate in your system, you will have a high vitality and resisting power, dise
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The property of a word or phrase which describes itself.
The words multisyllabic and sesquipedalian display autology: multisyllabic is a multisyllabic word, and sesquipedalian is a sesquipedalian word.
Opposite: heterology
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The ability of a concept to apply to itself.
Within systems theory, autology provides the solution to this problem of self-reference. Through the concept of autology, systems theory can describe itself as a form of self-description describing itself.
Similar: self-referentiality, self-reference
Talk about this word "autology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/autology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. autology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/autology "autology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/autology.Cite this
@misc{autology_2026,
title = {autology},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/autology},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
