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selfreferential
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self-ref·er·ence
/
ˈsɛlfˈrɛf
ər
əns, -ˈrɛf
rəns
/
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[
self
-
ref
-er-
uh
ns, -
ref
-r
uh
ns
]
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noun
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.”
Related forms
self-ref·er·en·tial
/
ˈsɛlfˌrɛf
əˈrɛn
ʃəl
/
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[
self
-ref-
uh
-
ren
-sh
uh
l
]
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self-re·fer·ring
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ˈsɛlf
rɪˈfɜr
ɪŋ
/
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[
self
-ri-
fur
-ing
]
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,
adjective
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