self-referential

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlf ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃl/
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• General-American: /ˈsɛlf ˌɹɛfəˈɹɛn(t)ʃəl/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English referential English self-referential From self- + referential.

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: sebevztažný — that refers to itself or oneself
• Czech: sebereferenční — that refers to itself or oneself
• Czech: autoreferenční — that refers to itself or oneself
• French: autoréférentiel — that refers to itself or oneself
• French: autoréférent — that refers to itself or oneself
• Galician: autorreferencial — that refers to itself or oneself
• German: selbstbezüglich — that refers to itself or oneself
• German: selbstreferenziell — that refers to itself or oneself
• Greek: αυτοαναφορικός (aftoanaforikós) — that refers to itself or oneself
• Hungarian: önhivatkozó — that refers to itself or oneself
• Hungarian: önmagára hivatkozó — that refers to itself or oneself
• Italian: autoreferenziale — that refers to itself or oneself
• Polish: autoreferencyjny — that refers to itself or oneself
• Spanish: autorreferencial — that refers to itself or oneself
• Spanish: autorreferente — that refers to itself or oneself
• Swedish: självrefererande — that refers to itself or oneself
• Polish: autoreferencyjny — in a literary work: referring to the author or the author's other works