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Units related to: “self”
auto-, aut-
(Greek: self, same, spontaneous; directed from within)
ego
(Latin: I, self)
ipse, ipsi-, ipso-
(Latin: self)
sui-
(Latin: self, of oneself)
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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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