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self-effacing

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self-ef⋅face⋅ment

  [self-i-feys-muhnt, self-]
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–noun
the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
Origin:
1865–70

Related forms:
self-ef⋅fac⋅ing, adjective
self-ef⋅fac⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
self-ef⋅fac⋅ing⋅ness, noun
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self-ef·fac·ing   (sělf'ĭ-fā'sĭng)
adj.  Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.
self'-ef·face'ment (-fās'mənt) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

self-effacing 
1902, from self + effacing (q.v.). Self-effacement is recorded from 1866.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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