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self-referencing

self-referencing is the present participle of self-reference.

Meaning of self-reference

Verb

self-reference (third-person singular simple present self-references, present participle self-referencing, simple past and past participle self-referenced)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To reference itself or oneself.

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Questions about self-referencing

What is self-referencing the present participle of?
Self-referencing is the present participle of self-reference.

Words near self-referencing in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-referencing (page history and authors); self-reference (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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