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autoreferential

autoreferential adjective: self-referential.

Adjective

autoreferential (not comparable)

  1. Self-referential.

Origin of autoreferential

From auto- + referential.

Words formed from autoreferential

Questions about autoreferential

What does autoreferential mean?
Autoreferential means self-referential.
What part of speech is autoreferential?
Autoreferential is an adjective.

Words near autoreferential in the dictionary

  1. autoreduction
  2. autoreference
  3. autoreferenced
  4. autoreferences
  5. autoreferencing
  6. autoreferential
  7. autoreferentiality
  8. autoreferentially
  9. autorefinement
  10. autorefinements
  11. autoreflexive

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