Self-referential Definition
sĕlfrĕfə-rĕnshəl
adjective
Making reference to itself or oneself.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
The definition of self-referential is to say or write something about yourself.
An example of something self-referential is an essay on politics where you use many personal examples to make your points.
YourDictionary
That or who refers to itself or oneself; used as a stylistic device when done in literary works.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Self-referential
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self- +"Ž referential
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