self-produced

adjective

: produced by oneself: such as
a
: caused to exist or happen by one's own physical or mental processes or actions
Body parts are moving with respect to one another and with respect to external objects, as a result of self-produced actions.—Marc Jeannerod
Our conscious sensory perceptions are largely self-produced, and yet they seem to be simply given to us, to be simply observations of given realities.—David Ray Griffin
b
: made available for public exhibition or dissemination by oneself
a self-produced album
In March, the group debuted a self-produced TV series …—Emily Pyrek

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After moving to New York in 2018, Bensinger began to home in on stand-up and self-produced sketches as his dominant forms, the latter of which have steadily grown into more ambitious shorts. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 Silverada recorded and self-produced the LP at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas, just outside of El Paso. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 Largely self-produced and mostly recorded at home, Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me is a record that could come from no other artist, at no other point in their career, and, of course, from no other city. — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 26 May 2026 His other specials include the self-produced and distributed Only Fans, Matthew Steven Rife, Walking Red Flag, all of which helped propel him to this sort of homegrown superstar status. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-produced

Word History

First Known Use

1696, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-produced was in 1696

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“Self-produced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-produced. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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self-produced

adjective
self-pro·​duced
ˌself-prə-ˈd(y)üst
: produced by oneself or itself
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