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self-insertion

self-insertion noun: a literary device in which the author writes himself or herself into the story as a character.

Noun

self-insertion (countable and uncountable, plural self-insertions)

  1. A literary device in which the author writes himself or herself into the story as a character.

Forms of self-insertion

pluralself-insertions

Origin of self-insertion

From self- + insertion.

Questions about self-insertion

What does self-insertion mean?
Self-insertion means a literary device in which the author writes himself or herself into the story as a character.
What part of speech is self-insertion?
Self-insertion is a noun.
What is the plural of self-insertion?
The plural of self-insertion is self-insertions.

Words near self-insertion in the dictionary

  1. self-injurious
  2. self-injury
  3. self-insert
  4. self-inserted
  5. self-inserting
  6. self-insertion
  7. self-insertions
  8. self-inserts
  9. self-insurance
  10. self-insure
  11. self-insured

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