self-reference
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editself-reference (usually uncountable, plural self-references)
- An act or process of referring to itself or oneself.
- Synonym: autoreference
- 1985, John H. Crook, The evolution of human consciousness, Oxford University Press:
- 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.
Derived terms
editVerb
editself-reference (third-person singular simple present self-references, present participle self-referencing, simple past and past participle self-referenced)
- (transitive, uncommon) To reference itself or oneself.
Translations
editact or process of referring to itself
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Further reading
edit- “self-reference”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.