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selves

  [selvz]
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–noun
pl. of self.

self

  [self] noun, plural selves, adjective, pronoun, plural selves, verb
–noun
1. a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality: one's own self.
2. a person's nature, character, etc.: his better self.
3. personal interest.
4. Philosophy.
a. the ego; that which knows, remembers, desires, suffers, etc., as contrasted with that known, remembered, etc.
b. the uniting principle, as a soul, underlying all subjective experience.
–adjective
5. being the same throughout, as a color; uniform.
6. being of one piece with or the same material as the rest: drapes with a self lining.
7. Immunology. the natural constituents of the body, which are normally not subject to attack by components of the immune system (contrasted with nonself ).
8. Obsolete. same.
–pronoun
9. myself, himself, herself, etc.: to make a check payable to self.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
10. to self-pollinate.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE self, selfa; c. D zelf, G selb-, ON sjalfr, Goth silba
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self   (sělf)   
n.   pl. selves (sělvz)
  1. The total, essential, or particular being of a person; the individual: "An actor's instrument is the self" (Joan Juliet Buck).
  2. The essential qualities distinguishing one person from another; individuality: "He would walk a little first along the southern walls, shed his European self, fully enter this world" (Howard Kaplan).
  3. One's consciousness of one's own being or identity; the ego: "For some of us, the self's natural doubts are given in mesmerizing amplification by way of critics' negative assessments of our writing" (Joyce Carol Oates).
  4. One's own interests, welfare, or advantage: thinking of self alone.
  5. Immunology That which the immune system identifies as belonging to the body: tissues no longer recognized as self.
pron.  Myself, yourself, himself, or herself: a living wage for self and family.
adj.  
  1. Of the same character throughout.
  2. Of the same material as the article with which it is used: a dress with a self belt.
  3. Obsolete Same or identical.

[Middle English, selfsame, from Old English; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]
selves   (sělvz)   
n.  Plural of self.
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Selves

Selves\, n., pl. of Self.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : selves
Spanish: uno mismo,
German: das Selbst,
Japanese: 自身
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Main Entry: selves
plural of SELF
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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