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self-defined

self-defined adjective: based on one's personal definition; self-described.

Adjective

self-defined (not comparable)

  1. Based on one's personal definition; self-described.
    • He is a self-defined “classical liberal” who values individual liberty and small government.2018 September 18, Rebecca Lewis, “Alternative Influence: Broadcasting the Reactionary Right on YouTube”, in Data & Society, archived from the original on 25 May 2022

Origin of self-defined

From self- + defined.

Questions about self-defined

What does self-defined mean?
Self-defined means based on one's personal definition; self-described.
What part of speech is self-defined?
Self-defined is an adjective.

Words near self-defined in the dictionary

  1. self-defense wounds
  2. self-defenses
  3. self-defensive
  4. self-deficient
  5. self-defilement
  6. self-defined
  7. self-delete
  8. self-deleted
  9. self-deletes
  10. self-deleting
  11. self-deletion

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