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Discover LudwigThe word 'self-referential' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when you are referring to something that references itself or refers back to itself. For example, you could say: "This self-referential joke is really funny!"
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self-referential
adjective
That or who refers to itself or oneself; used as a stylistic device when done in literary works.
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"Finance became self-referential".
It's self-referential.
Too self-referential".
Clearly self-referential.
They are all self-referential, abstract shapes.
Is this novel self-referential?
"It's self-referential," O'Neil explains.
Such self-referential structures have recursive definitions.
This symbolism is self-referential and empty.
They are obviously self-referential feelings.
It's self-referential, and really quite good.
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