"self-gratification" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: self- + gratification Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|gratification}} self- + gratification Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} self-gratification (uncountable)
  1. Self-satisfaction. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-self-gratification-en-noun-A6oY8RKT Categories (other): English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 89 11
  2. (euphemistic) Masturbation. Tags: euphemistic, uncountable Synonyms (masturbation): autoeroticism
    Sense id: en-self-gratification-en-noun-MSVFc~Yx Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of 'masturbation': 1 99

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