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self-references

self-references is the plural of self-reference.

self-references is the third-person singular simple present indicative of self-reference.

Meaning of self-reference

Noun

self-reference (usually uncountable, plural self-references)

  1. (usually) An act or process of referring to itself or oneself.
    • Ethologists concerned with the evolution of human behaviour have stopped short of attempting to explain the further reaches of the human mind; consciousness, self-reference, the construction of identity, and intersubjective relating.1985, John H. Crook, The evolution of human consciousness, Oxford University Press
    Synonyms:
    autoreference

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Questions about self-references

What is self-references the plural of?
Self-references is the plural of self-reference.

Words near self-references in the dictionary

  1. self-recrimination
  2. self-redress
  3. self-reference
  4. self-reference effect
  5. self-referenced
  6. self-references
  7. self-referencing
  8. self-referential
  9. self-referential meaning
  10. self-referential meanings
  11. self-referentialities

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