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autocitation

autocitation noun: the citing of one's own work; self-citation.

Noun

autocitation (uncountable)

  1. The citing of one's own work; self-citation.

Origin of autocitation

From auto- + citation.

Questions about autocitation

What does autocitation mean?
Autocitation means the citing of one's own work; self-citation.
What part of speech is autocitation?
Autocitation is a noun.

Words near autocitation in the dictionary

  1. autocidal
  2. autocide
  3. autocides
  4. autocinesis
  5. autocircumcision
  6. autocitation
  7. autocitrullinated
  8. autocitrullination
  9. autoclasis
  10. autoclassification
  11. autoclassified

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