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noun
The experience of one's own life, personality, etc.; recognition of oneself as a full-bodied individual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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Synonyms: self-awareness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A recognition made chiefly by oneself; an understanding reached by one's own thought and reflection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The process by which the immune system distinguishes the body's own cells, DNA, etc. and those of a foreign, possibly pathogenic, agent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From self- + recognition.
