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(Greek: self, same, spontaneous; directed from within)
(Latin: I, self)
(Latin: self)
(Latin: self, of oneself)
(the advantages of self determination in fulfilling your objectives and belief in your aspirations can improve your mental control and enhance your health)
Word Entries at Get Words containing the term: “self
grooming, self-grooming
Cleaning the bodies of nest mates of ants (allogrooming) or the individual's own body by licking and, in the case of self-grooming, wiping with the legs.
This entry is located in the following unit: Ant and Related Entomology Terms (page 7)
self-discharge
The rate at which a battery, without a load, will lose its charge.
This entry is located in the following unit: Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms + (page 19)
self-effacing (adjective), more self-effacing, most self-effacing
1. A reference to a person who shuns attention and doesn't want to acknowledge praise: Doug patted Mark on the back and said that he did a wonderful job, and Mark, being a quiet and self-effacing man, replied, "Oh, it was nothing."
2. Etymology: from Latin se-, "self " + ex-, "out" + face, "appearance".
Pertaining to not being recognized.
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