[self-ref-er-uh
ns, -ref-ruhns] 
| 1. | reference made to oneself or one's own experience. |
| 2. | Logic. the property of a statement that is a statement about itself, as “This statement is grammatical.” |
[self-ref-uh-ren-shuhl] , self-re⋅fer⋅ring [self-ri-fur-ing] , adjective | self-ref·er·en·tial (sělf'rěf'ə-rěn'shəl) adj. Referring to oneself or itself: The biographer's account of the poet's life was surprisingly self-referential. self'-ref'er·ence n., self'-ref'er·en'tial·ly adv. |
self-reference
See self-reference.
[The Jargon File]