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automatic
What does automatic mean?
automatic (adjective): capable of operating without external control or intervention.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use automatic in a sentence?
- The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce automatic?
/ˌɔtəˈmætɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does automatic come from?
Borrowed from New Latin automaticus, from Classical Latin automatum (“automaton”) + -icus (adjectival suffix).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of automatic?
Words related to automatic
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “automatic” mean?
capable of operating without external control or intervention
Right! That's what “automatic” means.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
Not quite: that's what honest means.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
Not quite: that's what wooden means.
characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better
Not quite: that's what positive means.
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