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automatism

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Main Entry:
au·tom·a·tism 
          Listen to the pronunciation of automatism
Pronunciation:
\ȯ-ˈtä-mə-ˌti-zəm\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French automatisme, from automate automaton, from Latin automaton
Date:
1838
1 a: the quality or state of being automatic b: an automatic action2: the moving or functioning (as of an organ, tissue, or a body part) without conscious control that occurs either independently of external stimuli (as in the beating of the heart) or under the influence of external stimuli (as in pupil dilation)3: a theory that views the body as a machine and consciousness as a noncontrolling adjunct of the body4: suspension of the conscious mind to release subconscious images <automatism —the surrealist trend toward spontaneity and intuition — Elle>
au·tom·a·tist 
          Listen to the pronunciation of automatist \-ˈtä-mə-tist\ noun or adjective


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