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ouroboric

/ɔɹəˈbɔɹɪk/

ouroboric adjective: self-referring, self-reflexive, self-consuming; recursive.

Adjective

ouroboric (comparative more ouroboric, superlative most ouroboric)

  1. Self-referring, self-reflexive, self-consuming; recursive
  2. Relating to the Ouroboros, a snake eating its own tail.
    • What could be more ouroboric than members of the media who specialize in blaming the media.
    • Going back in time and becoming one's own grandfather is a rather ouroboric endeavour

Forms of ouroboric

comparativemore ouroboric
superlativemost ouroboric
alternative formuroboric

Origin of ouroboric

From ouroboros + -ic.

Questions about ouroboric

What does ouroboric mean?
Ouroboric means self-referring, self-reflexive, self-consuming; recursive.
What part of speech is ouroboric?
Ouroboric is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ouroboric?
Ouroboric is pronounced /ɔɹəˈbɔɹɪk/ (US).

Words near ouroboric in the dictionary

  1. ourisia
  2. ourisias
  3. ourn
  4. Ournie
  5. Ouro Preto
  6. ouroboric
  7. ouroboroi
  8. ouroboros
  9. ouroboroses
  10. ouroborosian
  11. Ourol

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