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noun

Definition of selfnext
as in nature
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others some believe that it's only in times of great stress that a person's true self is revealed

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adjective

as in solid
having or consisting of a single color a self-red rose of a shade that hasn't been seen before

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“Self.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.

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