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self-reference
noun[ C or U ]
(alsoselfreference)uk /ˌselfˈref.ər.əns/ us /ˌselfˈref.ɚ.əns/
the act of referring to yourself or itself, or an example of doing this:
The sitcom was notorious for its many self-references with allusions to former cast members and scandals.
A combination of self-reference and self-deprecation made her a memorable and very appealing character.
His tendency for self-reference, and especially talking about himself in the third person, showed just how arrogant he was.
The director often introduces sly self-references that are easy to miss into her films.
The study found that young children had mastered the use of "I" but were struggling with other forms of linguistic self-reference such as "me" and "my".
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Quoting & making references
allude to someone/something
allusive
allusiveness
as for someone/somethingidiom
bandy
bandy something around
bring
en passant
further
hark
quotable
quotably
quote
quote... unquoteidiom
ref
refer
refer to someone/something
reference
reported speech
undermentioned
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