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self-explanatory
[ self-ik-splan-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf ɪkˈsplæn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˌsɛlf- /
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adjective
explaining itself; needing no explanation; obvious.
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Also self-ex·plain·ing [self-ik-spley-ning, self-]. /ˈsɛlf ɪkˈspleɪ nɪŋ, ˌsɛlf-/.
Origin of self-explanatory
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby self-explanatory
self-excited, self-exculpatory, self-executing, self-exile, self-existent, self-explanatory, self-expression, self-feed, self-feeder, self-fertile, self-fertilization
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British Dictionary definitions for self-explanatory
self-explanatory
less commonly self-explaining
adjective
understandable without explanation; self-evident
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