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(1):

(v. i.) Any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action.

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(v. i.) A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power within itself; - applied chiefly to machines which appear to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings, such as men, birds, etc.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Automaton'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/automaton.html. 1828.
 
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