self-reference
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self-reference
noun self-references
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An act or process of referring to itself or oneself.
Ethologists concerned with the evolution of human behaviour have stopped short of attempting to explain the further reaches of the human mind; consciousness, self-reference, the construction of identity, and intersubjective relating.
Similar: autoreference
verb self-references · self-referencing · self-referenced
- To reference itself or oneself.
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verb act or process of referring to itself
| Español | autorreferencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자기 언급 jagi eon'geup, 자기 참조 jagi chamjo |
| 日本語 | 自己言及 jikogenkyū, 自己参照 jikosanshō |
| Português | autorreferência |
| Français | autoréférence, auto-référence |
| Deutsch | Selbstreferenz, Selbstreferenzialität |
| Italiano | autoreferenza |
| Ελληνικά | αυτοαναφορά aftoanaforá |
| Русский | саморефере́нция samoreferéncija |
Talk about this word "self-reference." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/self-reference. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. self-reference. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/self-reference "self-reference." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/self-reference.Cite this
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title = {self-reference},
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