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self evident

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self-ev⋅i⋅dent

  [self-ev-i-duhnt, self-]
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–adjective
evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.
Origin:
1665–75

Related forms:
self-ev⋅i⋅dence, noun
self-ev⋅i⋅dent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
obvious, self-explanatory.
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Word Origin & History

self-evident 
1690, from self + evident (q.v.). First attested in Locke's "Essay Concerning Human Understanding."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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