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automatic[1,adjective] automatic[2,noun] ATM[1,noun] automatic pilot automatic teller automatic teller machine automatic writing Browning automatic rifle

Main Entry: ¹au·to·mat·ic
Pronunciation: "o-t&-'ma-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Greek automatos self-acting, from aut- + -matos (akin to Latin ment-, mens mind) -- more at MIND
1 a : largely or wholly involuntary; especially : REFLEX 5 <automatic blinking of the eyelids> b : acting or done spontaneously or unconsciously c : done or produced as if by machine : MECHANICAL <the answers were automatic>
2 : having a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism <an automatic transmission>
3 of a firearm : firing repeatedly until the trigger is released
synonym see SPONTANEOUS
- au·to·mat·i·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
- au·to·ma·tic·i·ty /-m&-'ti-s&-tE, -ma-/ noun