[ɔːˈtɒmət(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being
(e.g: a collection of 19th century French automata: acrobats, clowns, and musicians)


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Origin:
early 17th century: via Latin from Greek, neuter of automatos ‘acting of itself’, from autos ‘self’