Self-reference
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Self-reference is a noun meaning An act or process of referring to itself or oneself.
Meaning
An act or process of referring to itself or oneself.
More Meanings
- (transitive, uncommon) To reference itself or oneself.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- self-references
- self-referencing
- self-referenced
Synonyms for self-reference
Depending on context, synonyms include autoreference.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include referring, self-refutation, self-identification, referencing, referment, self-recrimination.
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