Automatism
Pronunciation : Au*tom"a*tism
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The state or quality of being automatic; the power of self- moving; automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action. (Metaph.) A theory as to the activity of matter.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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