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self-ev⋅i⋅dent

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

Origin:
1665–75


self-ev⋅i⋅dence, noun
self-ev⋅i⋅dent⋅ly, adverb


obvious, self-explanatory.
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self-ev·i·dent   (sělf'ěv'ĭ-dənt)
adj.  Requiring no proof or explanation.
self'-ev'i·dence n., self'-ev'i·dent·ly adv.
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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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