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self-support
[ self-suh-pawrt, -pohrt, self- ]
/ ËsÉlf sÉËpÉrt, -ËpoÊrt, ËsÉlf- /
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noun
the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
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Origin of self-support
First recorded in 1760â70
OTHER WORDS FROM self-support
self-sup·port·ed, adjectiveself-sup·port·ed·ness, nounself-sup·port·ing, adjectiveself-sup·port·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby self-support
self-storage, self-study, self-styled, self-sufficient, self-suggestion, self-support, self-supporting, self-surrender, self-sustaining, self-talk, self-tanning
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