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   self

   /sɛlf/

   noun

   • 1. a person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action: "our alienation from our true selves"
   • ▪ one's particular nature or personality; the qualities that make one individual or unique: "by the end of the round he was back to his old self"
   • ▪ one's own interests or pleasure: "to love in an unpossessive way implies the total surrender of self"
   • ▪ used ironically to refer to oneself or someone else: "an article with a picture of my good self"
   • ▪ used on counterfoils, cheques, and other papers to refer to the holder or person who has signed: "the uppermost counterfoil was marked ‘Self’"

   adjective

   • 1. (of a trimming or cover) of the same material and colour as the rest of the item: "a button-through style with self belt"

   verb

   • 1. self-pollinate; self-fertilize: "a variety that selfs itself loses lots of vigour in the progeny"
   • ▪ cause (an animal or plant) to breed with or fertilize one of the same hybrid origin or strain: "in each progeny, three to five plants were selfed"

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zelf and German selbe. Early use was emphatic, expressing the sense ‘(I) myself’, ‘(he) himself’, etc. The verb dates from the early 20th century.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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