self-referringadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfrᵻˈfəːrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfrəˈfərɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, referring adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + referring adj. Compare slightly earlier self-referent adj., self-reference n.

Characterized by self-reference; self-referential.

ΚΠ

1804 S. T. Coleridge Let. 16 Apr. (1956) II. 1126 There is a dignity, a self-respect or an aweful pre-eminently self-referring Event, in the custom.

1862 D. Greenwell Two Friends 42 Passing from the limited self-referring view of things into the contemplation of absolute truth and beauty.

1938 Univ. Pennsylvania Law Rev. & Amer. Law Reg. 787 43 The above are examples of paradoxes arising from self-referring propositions.

2003 Evening Standard (Nexis) 28 Apr. 48 It [sc. a show] feels too knowing, too self-referring, and it shackles us with in-jokes and name drops.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-referring
释义	self-referringadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfrᵻˈfəːrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfrəˈfərɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, referring adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + referring adj. Compare slightly earlier self-referent adj., self-reference n. Characterized by self-reference; self-referential. ΚΠ 1804 S. T. Coleridge Let. 16 Apr. (1956) II. 1126 There is a dignity, a self-respect or an aweful pre-eminently self-referring Event, in the custom. 1862 D. Greenwell Two Friends 42 Passing from the limited self-referring view of things into the contemplation of absolute truth and beauty. 1938 Univ. Pennsylvania Law Rev. & Amer. Law Reg. 787 43 The above are examples of paradoxes arising from self-referring propositions. 2003 Evening Standard (Nexis) 28 Apr. 48 It [sc. a show] feels too knowing, too self-referring, and it shackles us with in-jokes and name drops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1804
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