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self
What does self mean?
self (noun): one individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce self?
/sɛlf/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does self come from?
From Middle English salve, self, silf, from Old English self, seolf, sylf, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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one individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition
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