"self-reference" meaning in All languages combined

See self-reference on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: self-references [plural]
Etymology: 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 reference English self-reference From self- + reference. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|self-|reference|text=+|tree=1}} 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 reference English self-reference [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*swé", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*selbʰ-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*selbaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "self", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "self-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "self-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "self-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "reference", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "self-reference", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="self-reference"> From self- + reference. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} self-reference (usually uncountable, plural self-references)
  1. An act or process of referring to itself or oneself. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: autoreference Derived forms: self-reference effect, self-referential
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Verb [English]

Forms: self-references [present, singular, third-person], self-referencing [participle, present], self-referenced [participle, past], self-referenced [past]
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  1. (transitive, uncommon) To reference itself or oneself. Tags: transitive, uncommon Translations (act or process of referring to itself): autoreferència [feminine] (Catalan), sebevztažnost [feminine] (Czech), sebereference [feminine] (Czech), autoreference [feminine] (Czech), zelfreferentie [feminine] (Dutch), sinaludo (Esperanto), itseviittaus (Finnish), autoréférence [feminine] (French), auto-référence [feminine] (French), Selbstreferenz [feminine] (German), Selbstreferenzialität [feminine] (German), αυτοαναφορά (aftoanaforá) [feminine] (Greek), önhivatkozás (Hungarian), autoreferenza [feminine] (Italian), 自己言及 (jikogenkyū) (alt: じこげんきゅう) (Japanese), 自己参照 (jikosanshō) (alt: じこさんしょう) (Japanese), 자기 언급 (jagi eon'geup) (Korean), 자기 참조 (jagi chamjo) (Korean), autoreferencja [feminine] (Polish), autorreferência [feminine] (Portuguese), саморефере́нция (samoreferéncija) [feminine] (Russian), autorreferencia [feminine] (Spanish), självreferens [common-gender] (Swedish), автореференція f самореференція (avtoreferencija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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Inflected forms

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        },
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      "code": "ca",
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      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "act or process of referring to itself",
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        "feminine"
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      "sense": "act or process of referring to itself",
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      "sense": "act or process of referring to itself",
      "word": "itseviittaus"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "act or process of referring to itself",
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      "word": "autoréférence"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "act or process of referring to itself",
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      "word": "auto-référence"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "act or process of referring to itself",
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      "word": "Selbstreferenz"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "act or process of referring to itself",
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      "sense": "act or process of referring to itself",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "önhivatkozás"
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      "code": "it",
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      "alt": "じこげんきゅう",
      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "act or process of referring to itself",
      "word": "自己言及"
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      "alt": "じこさんしょう",
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "jikosanshō",
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      "word": "自己参照"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "jagi eon'geup",
      "sense": "act or process of referring to itself",
      "word": "자기 언급"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "act or process of referring to itself",
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      "word": "autorreferência"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "act or process of referring to itself",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "autorreferencia"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "roman": "avtoreferencija",
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}

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