word forming element indicating "oneself," also "automatic," from Old English use of self (pron.) in compounds, such as selfbana "suicide," selflice "self-love, pride, vanity, egotism," selfwill "free will."
selective
Selene
selenium
selenographer
Seleucid
self-
self
self-absorbed
self-abuse
self-actualization
self-aggrandizing
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