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[62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/62/) **australian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Australian means from or belonging to Australia, its people or its language.[↗](../../australian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An Australian is a person from Australia.[↗](../../australian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Kangaroos are Australian animals.[↗](../../australian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend is Australian; she comes from Perth.[↗](../../australian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Australians celebrate Christmas in summer.[↗](../../australian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Australian English says "arvo" for afternoon.[↗](../../australian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Australian flag has the Southern Cross on it.[↗](../../australian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Australian animals are marsupials.[↗](../../australian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Aboriginal Australians have lived there for tens of thousands of years.[↗](../../australian/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · An Australian swimmer won the race.[↗](../../australian/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **austrian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Austrian means from or connected with Austria, a country in central Europe with mountains called the Alps.[↗](../../austrian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) An Austrian is a person from Austria.[↗](../../austrian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mozart was an Austrian composer.[↗](../../austrian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We went skiing in the Austrian Alps.[↗](../../austrian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Austrians mostly speak German.[↗](../../austrian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Vienna is the Austrian capital.[↗](../../austrian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend's mum is Austrian and makes amazing apple strudel.[↗](../../austrian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Austrian flag is red, white and red.[↗](../../austrian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · An Austrian team won the ski race.[↗](../../austrian/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **authentic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Real and true, not a copy or a fake.[↗](../../authentic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Done in the traditional or original way, like authentic Italian pizza.[↗](../../authentic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Honest and sincere, true to yourself.[↗](../../authentic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This is an authentic Roman coin.[↗](../../authentic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The restaurant serves authentic Mexican food.[↗](../../authentic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The expert said the painting was authentic.[↗](../../authentic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She was authentic and never pretended.[↗](../../authentic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum has authentic Victorian toys.[↗](../../authentic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Is that signature authentic or fake?[↗](../../authentic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He had the whole strange history out of an old authentic book, which we ourselves can take out and read.[↗](../../authentic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Although the greater part of this passage is obviously spu- rious, attributing, as it does, to Joseph ben Uziel works of other authors, it may be authentic with regard to the Sefer Yetzirah, which heads the list.[↗](../../authentic/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../authentic/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **authenticate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To prove that something is real or genuine, not fake.[↗](../../authenticate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (computing) To check someone's identity, for example with a password or fingerprint, before letting them in.[↗](../../authenticate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Experts authenticated the old painting.[↗](../../authenticate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Use your fingerprint to authenticate.[↗](../../authenticate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The website sent a code to authenticate me.[↗](../../authenticate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never share the code you get to authenticate your account.[↗](../../authenticate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum authenticated the Roman coin.[↗](../../authenticate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The letter was authenticated by its signature.[↗](../../authenticate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **authentication** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Checking that someone really is who they say they are, for example with a password, a code or a fingerprint.[↗](../../authentication/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Checking that a thing, such as a painting or a signature, is real and not a fake.[↗](../../authentication/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The app asks for authentication before you can see your messages.[↗](../../authentication/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Two-factor authentication sends a code to Mum's phone.[↗](../../authentication/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Face authentication unlocked the tablet.[↗](../../authentication/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never share an authentication code with anyone, even a friend.[↗](../../authentication/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum sent the old letter for authentication.[↗](../../authentication/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Experts did an authentication of the painting and found it was real.[↗](../../authentication/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Your password is one kind of authentication.[↗](../../authentication/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **authenticity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Being real or genuine, not fake or copied: the authenticity of a painting or a signature.[↗](../../authenticity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Being true to yourself; acting in a sincere, honest way rather than pretending.[↗](../../authenticity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Experts tested the authenticity of the old map.[↗](../../authenticity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The signed football came with a certificate of authenticity.[↗](../../authenticity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Always check the authenticity of a website before you type your password.[↗](../../authenticity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · People admired the singer's authenticity; she never pretended.[↗](../../authenticity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum doubted the authenticity of the dinosaur egg.[↗](../../authenticity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Deepfake videos make authenticity hard to judge.[↗](../../authenticity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **author** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An author is a person who writes a book, story, poem or article.[↗](../../author/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The author of a plan, idea or event is the person who started or created it.[↗](../../author/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To author something is to write it (formal).[↗](../../author/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Roald Dahl is the author of «Matilda».[↗](../../author/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The author signed my copy of her book.[↗](../../author/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Who is the author of this poem?[↗](../../author/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · What was the author's purpose in writing this?[↗](../../author/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · An author came to our school to talk about writing.[↗](../../author/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You are the author of your own story.[↗](../../author/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The author uses short sentences to build suspense.[↗](../../author/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She wants to be an author when she grows up.[↗](../../author/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Jones, author of the Musical Relicks.[↗](../../author/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Yod Tzaddi Yod Resh Heh ; modes of transliteration vary with different authors.[↗](../../author/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../author/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The explanatory notes given by this author are, nevertheless, insufficient and sometimes very incorrect.[↗](../../author/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../author/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · 15) According to the author, the space and six dimensions emanated from the ether.[↗](../../author/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../author/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **authorisation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Official permission to do something.[↗](../../authorisation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A document or code that gives that permission.[↗](../../authorisation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* You need your parents' authorisation to go on the trip.[↗](../../authorisation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · No entry without authorisation.[↗](../../authorisation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bank sent an authorisation code to Mum's phone.[↗](../../authorisation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Only staff with authorisation can open this door.[↗](../../authorisation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The head gave authorisation for the fire drill.[↗](../../authorisation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He used the computer without authorisation and got in trouble.[↗](../../authorisation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Please sign this form to give your authorisation.[↗](../../authorisation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **authorise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To give official permission for something to happen.[↗](../../authorise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To give someone the power or right to do something.[↗](../../authorise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The head teacher must authorise any day off school.[↗](../../authorise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad authorised the payment on his phone.[↗](../../authorise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Only authorised people may enter the lab.[↗](../../authorise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The council authorised the new bike lanes.[↗](../../authorise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Missing school without a reason is an unauthorised absence.[↗](../../authorise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She was authorised to speak for the class.[↗](../../authorise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Who authorised this purchase?[↗](../../authorise/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **authorities** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The authorities: the people or organisations in charge, such as the police, the government or the council.[↗](../../authorities/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Experts who know a great deal about a subject (an authority on birds).[↗](../../authorities/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Plural of authority: the power or right to give orders or make decisions.[↗](../../authorities/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The authorities closed the beach because of sharks.[↗](../../authorities/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · If you find something dangerous, tell the authorities.[↗](../../authorities/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The school authorities sent a letter home.[↗](../../authorities/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Health authorities say we should wash our hands often.[↗](../../authorities/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She is one of the leading authorities on dinosaurs.[↗](../../authorities/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The local authorities fixed the broken streetlight.[↗](../../authorities/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The lost hikers were found by the authorities.[↗](../../authorities/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We'll hand you over to the authorities.[↗](../../authorities/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **authority** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Authority is the power or right to give orders and make decisions.[↗](../../authority/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the head teacher has authority over the school".[↗](../../authority/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The authorities are the people or organisations in charge, such as the police or government.[↗](../../authority/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An authority on a subject is an expert who knows a lot about it.[↗](../../authority/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "she's an authority on birds".[↗](../../authority/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A local authority (UK) is the council that runs a town or area.[↗](../../authority/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The police have authority to stop cars.[↗](../../authority/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The authorities closed the road after the flood.[↗](../../authority/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher has the authority to give detentions.[↗](../../authority/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle is an authority on old cars.[↗](../../authority/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She spoke with great authority.[↗](../../authority/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I have it on good authority that we have a test tomorrow.[↗](../../authority/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The local authority runs the library.[↗](../../authority/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Who gave you authority to come this way?" roared he.[↗](../../authority/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Friedrich Von Meyer and others of reliable authority had in their copies of "Yezirah" the following order: .[↗](../../authority/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") חמח ניגח כוכב לבנה שבתי צדק מאדינ Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../authority/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD spoke unto him: 'Behold the man of whom I said unto thee: This same shall have authority over My people.'[↗](../../authority/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.9.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../authority/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **authorship** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The fact of being the person who wrote a book, article, song or other piece of work.[↗](../../authorship/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The question of who wrote something, when it is not certain.[↗](../../authorship/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The authorship of the old poem is unknown.[↗](../../authorship/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody is sure about the authorship of some fairy tales.[↗](../../authorship/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The two friends shared authorship of the comic.[↗](../../authorship/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · You must not claim authorship of work you copied.[↗](../../authorship/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Experts argued about the authorship of the letter.[↗](../../authorship/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Putting your name on a project shows your authorship.[↗](../../authorship/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Paul Lacroix, in his fine edition of 1886, goes as far as to attribute the entire authorship of the prose tales to Perrault's son.[↗](../../authorship/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · From the foregoing it is evident that so far we have no historic document by which to prove either the authorship or the exact age of the Sefer Yetzirah.[↗](../../authorship/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../authorship/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus far. it has been impossible to determine tiic ago and authorship of tlic Sefer Yetzirah. .[↗](../../authorship/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") Tcwish tradition claims divine origin for it: it was intrusted by tlie Lord to Adam and after- wards to Abraham\*\*\*).[↗](../../authorship/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../authorship/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **autism** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Autism is a lifelong difference in how a person's brain works, which affects how they communicate, make sense of the world and deal with other people.[↗](../../autism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Autistic people may find noise, light or busy places hard, may like routines, and often have strong special interests and talents.[↗](../../autism/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My cousin is autistic and knows everything about trains.[↗](../../autism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Autism is not something you can catch.[↗](../../autism/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some autistic people find loud noises painful.[↗](../../autism/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class learned about autism and how to be a good friend.[↗](../../autism/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Changes in routine can be hard for someone with autism.[↗](../../autism/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Every autistic person is different.[↗](../../autism/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **autistic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Autistic describes a person who has autism, a lifelong difference in how the brain works that affects how a person communicates, makes sense of the world, and feels sounds, lights, touch and other senses.[↗](../../autistic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My cousin is autistic and loves trains.[↗](../../autistic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some autistic people find loud noises painful.[↗](../../autistic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cinema has an autism-friendly screening with quieter sound.[↗](../../autistic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An autistic child may prefer a clear routine.[↗](../../autistic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Being autistic does not mean you are not clever.[↗](../../autistic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class learned how to be a good friend to autistic pupils.[↗](../../autistic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He is autistic and talks to us using pictures as well as words.[↗](../../autistic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Many autistic people have amazing memories for their favourite topics.[↗](../../autistic/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **auto** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An auto is a car (mainly American, a bit old-fashioned): «auto repair shop».[↗](../../auto/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Auto is short for «automatic» or «automatic mode», a setting where a machine does something by itself: «Set the camera to auto.».[↗](../../auto/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Auto- at the start of a word means «self» or «by itself»: autograph, autopilot, automobile, autobiography.[↗](../../auto/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad took the car to the auto repair shop.[↗](../../auto/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The auto industry makes millions of cars.[↗](../../auto/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Set the lights to auto and they turn on at night.[↗](../../auto/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The video started on autoplay.[↗](../../auto/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Autocorrect changed my word by mistake.[↗](../../auto/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · An autograph is a famous person's own signature.[↗](../../auto/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · An autobiography is a story of your life that you write yourself.[↗](../../auto/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The pilot switched on the autopilot.[↗](../../auto/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · After the lapse of time the theory of Autochthony (from autos, self, and chthon, earth) was laid aside.[↗](../../auto/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **autobiography** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A book or story of a person's life written by that person.[↗](../../autobiography/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The kind of writing (genre) where people tell their own life story.[↗](../../autobiography/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The footballer wrote an autobiography about growing up in Manchester.[↗](../../autobiography/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In his autobiography, he describes his first day at school.[↗](../../autobiography/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our homework is to write a short autobiography.[↗](../../autobiography/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An autobiography is written in the first person, using «I».[↗](../../autobiography/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad says his autobiography would fill ten books.[↗](../../autobiography/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The library has a shelf of autobiographies by famous scientists.[↗](../../autobiography/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Her autobiography tells how she learned to swim at forty.[↗](../../autobiography/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **autochthony** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The idea that a people has always lived in its own land, or that they came out of the earth there; a rare word from learned writing.[↗](../../autochthony/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old theory of autochthony was dropped.[↗](../../autochthony/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some tales say the first people came out of the earth, an idea called autochthony.[↗](../../autochthony/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Autochthony comes from Greek words meaning self and earth.[↗](../../autochthony/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **autocorrect** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tool in phones and computers that changes words it thinks are spelled wrong while you type.[↗](../../autocorrect/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* verb To change a word in this way.[↗](../../autocorrect/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Autocorrect changed «ducking» into something silly.[↗](../../autocorrect/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My phone autocorrected my friend's name into «Kitty».[↗](../../autocorrect/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't trust autocorrect — read your message before you send it.[↗](../../autocorrect/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I turned off autocorrect when I was writing in French.[↗](../../autocorrect/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sorry, that was autocorrect, not me\![↗](../../autocorrect/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Autocorrect can't tell «their» from «there» very well.[↗](../../autocorrect/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **autograph** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A famous person's signature, written for a fan to keep.[↗](../../autograph/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To sign your name on something, such as a book, photo or shirt, for someone.[↗](../../autograph/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) A piece of writing in the author's own hand.[↗](../../autograph/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I got the footballer's autograph on my shirt\![↗](../../autograph/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The author autographed copies of her new book.[↗](../../autograph/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · At the end of term we all signed each other's autograph books.[↗](../../autograph/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He queued for an hour to get an autograph.[↗](../../autograph/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This autographed photo is very special.[↗](../../autograph/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Can I have your autograph, please?[↗](../../autograph/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The singer autographed my ticket.[↗](../../autograph/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **automated** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Done by machines or computers instead of people.[↗](../../automated/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The car factory is fully automated.[↗](../../automated/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The phone call was an automated message.[↗](../../automated/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We used the automated checkout at the supermarket.[↗](../../automated/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Watering the greenhouse is now automated.[↗](../../automated/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The robot does automated tasks all day.[↗](../../automated/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Automated doors open when you walk up to them.[↗](../../automated/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Nevertheless, this work is expensive, so in order to keep providing this resource, we have taken steps to prevent abuse by commercial parties, including placing technical restrictions on automated querying.[↗](../../automated/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../automated/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **automatic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An automatic machine works by itself, without a person controlling each step: automatic doors, an automatic washing machine.[↗](../../automatic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An automatic action is done without thinking, from habit or reflex: blinking is automatic.[↗](../../automatic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Automatic also means happening for sure because of a rule: «Breaking this rule means an automatic red card.».[↗](../../automatic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* An automatic is a car with automatic gears.[↗](../../automatic/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The automatic doors opened when we walked up.[↗](../../automatic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Breathing is automatic; you don't have to think about it.[↗](../../automatic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Practise your times tables until they are automatic.[↗](../../automatic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The street lights are automatic and turn on when it gets dark.[↗](../../automatic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum drives an automatic, not a manual.[↗](../../automatic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The heating comes on automatically at six.[↗](../../automatic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Cheating means an automatic zero on the test.[↗](../../automatic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Blinking is an automatic reaction when something flies at your eye.[↗](../../automatic/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) … 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