"self-characterization" meaning in English

See self-characterization in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: self-characterizations [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- Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)der. Medieval Latin charactērizōder. English characterize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English characterization English self-characterization From self- + characterization. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|self-|characterization|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. 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Head templates: {{en-noun}} self-characterization (plural self-characterizations)
  1. The characterization of one's self. Translations (characterization of one's self): автопортре́т (avtoportrét) (Bulgarian)

Alternative forms

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  "pos": "noun",
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with etymology texts",
        "English entries with etymology trees",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
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        "English terms prefixed with self-",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations"
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        "The characterization of one's self."
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      "links": [
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "avtoportrét",
      "sense": "characterization of one's self",
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}

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