autarchic

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UK/ɔːˈtɑːkɪk/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or marked by autarchy; autocratic.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveautarchic (comparative more autarchic, superlative most autarchic)

comparative more autarchic · superlative most autarchic

  1. Of, pertaining to, or marked by autarchy; autocratic.

    Steinhoff’s work focused on "autarchic" – that is, self-sufficient – bases on Mars and Phobos.

    2012, David S. F. Portree, A Forgotten Pioneer of Mars Resource Utilization (1962-1963), Wired 2012, http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/12/a-forgotten-pioneer-of-space-resource-utilization-1962-1963/
  2. biologyNot inhibited by neighbouring genetic material

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to or characterized by autarchy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

autarchic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autarchic

MLA

“autarchic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autarchic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autarchic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autarchic.

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