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selfplagiarism

selfplagiarism is the alternative form of self-plagiarism.

Meaning of self-plagiarism

Noun

self-plagiarism (countable and uncountable, plural self-plagiarisms)

  1. 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

Questions about selfplagiarism

What is selfplagiarism the alternative form of?
Selfplagiarism is the alternative form of self-plagiarism.

Words near selfplagiarism in the dictionary

  1. selfness
  2. selfnesses
  3. selforganization
  4. selforganizing
  5. selfotel
  6. selfplagiarism
  7. selfpub
  8. selfpubbed
  9. selfpubbing
  10. selfpubs
  11. selfquenching

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