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self

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pronoun \ˈself, Southern also ˈsef\

Definition of SELF

: myself, himself, herself <a check payable to self>

Origin of SELF

Middle English (intensive pron.), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, intensive pron., and probably to Latin suus one's own — more at suicide
First Known Use: before 12th century

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