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self-dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion | \ ˌself-ˌdi-fə-ˌren(t)-shē-ˈā-shən 
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\ plural self-differentiations
Definition of self-differentiation
: an act or instance of differentiating the self : a setting apart of oneself as distinct from others (such as one's family or classmates)
In this new biography, he sets out to persuade us that Cézanne embarked as a young man on a project of self-definition and self-differentiation.— Frances Spalding
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self-differentiate \ ˌself-ˌdi-fə-ˈren(t)-shē-ˌāt \ intransitive verb self-differentiated; self-differentiating; self-differentiates
\ intransitive verb self-differentiated; self-differentiating; self-differentiates
the ability to self-differentiate self-differentiating experiences
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self-differentiation
nounself-dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion | \ -ˌdif-ə-ˌren-chē-ˈā-shən \
\Medical Definition of self-differentiation
: differentiation of a structure or tissue due to factors existent in itself and essentially independent of other parts of the developing organism
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The first known use of self-differentiation was in 1872
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