self-referentiality

Variant of self-referential

self-referential definition

self·-referential (-ref′ə ren′s̸həl)

adjective

  1. making reference to itself or oneself
  2. of, being, or related to a work of literature or art which exhibits the author's or artist's self-conscious awareness of the creative process, of the techniques he or she is using, etc.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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