self-plagiarism
self-plagiarism noun: reuse of words, ideas, or artistic expression from material one had previously published or submitted, especially without acknowledgment of their earlier publication or submission.
Noun
self-plagiarism (countable and uncountable, plural self-plagiarisms)
- Reuse of words, ideas, or artistic expression from material one had previously published or submitted, especially without acknowledgment of their earlier publication or submission.
- I want to present the view that style plays a role in artworld conditions that allows for successful self-plagiarisms.1984, D Goldblatt, “Self-plagiarism”, in The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
- Gross vs. Seligman (decided in 194) seems to be the only case in U.S. copyright history in which the owner of a copyright won an infringement lawsuit against a self-plagiarist.1994, Pamela Samuelson, “Self-plagiarism or fair use”, in Communications of the ACM
- Synonyms:
- auto-plagiarism, autoplagiarism
Synonyms of self-plagiarism
Forms of self-plagiarism
| plural | self-plagiarisms |
|---|---|
| alternative form | selfplagiarism |
Origin of self-plagiarism
From self- + plagiarism.
Questions about self-plagiarism
- What does self-plagiarism mean?
- Self-plagiarism means reuse of words, ideas, or artistic expression from material one had previously published or submitted, especially without acknowledgment of their earlier publication or submission.
- What part of speech is self-plagiarism?
- Self-plagiarism is a noun.
- What is the plural of self-plagiarism?
- The plural of self-plagiarism is self-plagiarisms.
Words near self-plagiarism in the dictionary
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