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selfed

self
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self]
    • /sɛlf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self]
    • /sɛlf/

Definitions of selfed word

  • noun plural selfed a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality: one's own self. 1
  • noun plural selfed a person's nature, character, etc.: his better self. 1
  • noun plural selfed personal interest. 1
  • noun plural selfed Philosophy. the ego; that which knows, remembers, desires, suffers, etc., as contrasted with that known, remembered, etc. the uniting principle, as a soul, underlying all subjective experience. 1
  • adjective selfed being the same throughout, as a color; uniform. 1
  • adjective selfed being of one piece with or the same material as the rest: drapes with a self lining. 1

Information block about the term

Origin of selfed

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English self, selfa; cognate with Dutch zelf, German selb-, Old Norse sjalfr, Gothic silba

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Selfed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

selfed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

selfed usage trend in Literature

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