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self-set

self-set adjective: of something that sets itself or is set by oneself.

Adjective

self-set (not comparable)

  1. Of something that sets itself or is set by oneself.
  2. Of plants, especially from seed, that germinate and grow without being planted or sown, and without any person's involvement.
    • Uncontrolled self-set tree growth allowed by BR after the end of steam has created today's overhanging tree canopy, with the resulting adhesion problems to which RAIB attributes this collision.2021 November 17, “Network News”, in RAIL, number 944, page 9, photo caption

Origin of self-set

From self- + set.

Questions about self-set

What does self-set mean?
Self-set means of something that sets itself or is set by oneself.
What part of speech is self-set?
Self-set is an adjective.

Words near self-set in the dictionary

  1. self-serve
  2. self-service
  3. self-serving
  4. self-servingly
  5. self-servingness
  6. self-set
  7. self-sexing
  8. self-signed
  9. self-signing
  10. self-similar
  11. self-similarities

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