"autoreflexive" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more autoreflexive [comparative], most autoreflexive [superlative]
Etymology: From auto- + reflexive. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|auto|reflexive}} auto- + reflexive Head templates: {{en-adj}} autoreflexive (comparative more autoreflexive, superlative most autoreflexive)
  1. Occurring in such a way that the agent performing an action is inherently utilized. Derived forms: autoreflexively, autoreflexivity Related terms: autoreflective, autoreflexion
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