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AUTOMATIC
Definition of AUTOMATIC
adjective
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin automaticus, from Classical Latin automatum (“automaton”) + -icus (adjectival suffix), from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self-moving, moving of oneself, self-acting, spontaneous”), from αὐτός (autós, “self, myself”) + μέμαα (mémaa, “to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire”). The original pronunciation, apparently with stress on the second syllable, was after the ultimate Greek base.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,280)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AUTOMATIC · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AUTOMATIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First found by a player on Day 137, 4 October 2026.
Built from these letters
AUTOMATIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AACIMOTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and T appear more than once.
Words that start AUTOMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AUTOMATIC?
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