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self

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Pronoun

  1. {{lb|en|obsolete|_|or|_|rare|}} [[himself|Himself]], [[herself]], [[itself]], [[themself]], [[themselves]]; that specific (person mentioned).
  2. {{lb|en|commercial|_|or|_|humorous}} [[myself|Myself]], [[oneself]].

Noun

  1. One individual's [[personality]], [[character]], [[demeanor]], or [[disposition]].
  2. The [[subject]] of one's own [[experience]] of [[phenomenon|phenomena]]: perception, emotions, thoughts.
  3. An individual [[person]] as the object of the person's own [[reflective]] [[consciousness]] (plural [[selves]]).
  4. Self-interest or personal advantage.
  5. {{lb|en|botany}} A seedling produced by self-pollination (plural {{m|en|selfs}}).
  6. {{lb|en|botany}} A [[flower]] having its colour [[uniform]] as opposed to [[variegated]].
  7. {{senseid|en|immunologic}} {{lb|en|molecular biology|immunology}} Any molecule, cell, or tissue of an [[organism]]'s own (belonging to the self), as opposed to a foreign ([[nonself#Adjective|nonself]]) molecule, cell, or tissue (for example, [[infective]], [[allogenic]], or [[xenogenic]]).

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|botany}} To [[fertilize]] by the same individual; to [[self-]]fertilize or [[self-pollinate]].
  2. {{lb|en|botany}} To fertilize by the same strain; to [[inbreed]].

Adjective

  1. Having its own or a single nature or character throughout, as in colour, composition, etc., without addition or change; of the same [[kind]]; unmixed.
  2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[same|Same]], identical.
  3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[belong|Belonging]] to oneself; [[own]].
  4. {{lb|en|molecular biology|immunology}} Of or relating to any molecule, cell, or tissue of an [[organism]]'s own (belonging to the [[#Noun|self]]), as opposed to a foreign ([[nonself#Adjective|nonself]]) molecule, cell, or tissue (for example, [[infective]], [[allogenic]], or [[xenogenic]]).

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en}}.
  2. {{surname|en|from=occupations|freed slave}}.
  3. {{place|en|ucomm|co/Boone County|s/Arkansas|c/USA}}.

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