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self-referential

/ˈsɛlf ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃl/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. That or who refers to itself or oneself.
  2. (specifically) In a literary work: referring to the author or the author's other works.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

self-describing(English)selfsome(English)selflike(English)selfly(English)ouroboric(English)autocentric(English)self-diagnostic(English)self-originated(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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