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self-contained definition

self·-contained (-kən tānd′)

adjective

  1. keeping one's affairs to oneself; reserved
  2. showing self-command or self-control
  3. having all working parts, complete with motive power, in an enclosed unit: said of machinery
  4. having within oneself or itself all that is necessary; self-sufficient, as a community

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