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Deutsche vs Autonym - What's the difference?

deutsche | autonym |

As nouns the difference between deutsche and autonym

is that deutsche is a female german or deutsche can be german (language) while autonym is (taxonomy) an infraspecific name in which the species epithet is repeated.

deutsche

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Deutsche has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'deutsche':

deadhouse, dutchie, datewise, dootsie

autonym

Noun

(en noun)
  • (taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the species epithet is repeated.
  • (linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
  • Deutsche is the autonym of the people known in English as Germans .
  • The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
  • A work published under the author's true name."Autonym", OED 2nd ed.
  • * 1900 , Mr. Barnwell, "Cataloging Roundtable", in Library Journal , page 157
  • As a general principle, the heading of the main entry of the book should be in the form in which the book itself is published; that is, if it is published under an autonym' let the ' autonym be given, if under a pseudonym, then let the pseudonym be given, and if the book be anonymous, then let the fact be stated.

    Synonyms

    * (taxonomy) type variety * endonym, selfname

    Antonyms

    * exonym, xenonym * (true name of a person) pseudonym, alias, pen name