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self-validating
[ self-val-i-dey-ting, self- ]
/ ˌsɛlfˈvæl ɪˌdeɪ tɪŋ, ˈsɛlf- /
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adjective
requiring no external confirmation, sanction, or validation.
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Origin of self-validating
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby self-validating
self-test, self-torment, self-to-self, self-treatment, self-understanding, self-validating, self-violence, selfward, self-will, self-winding, self-worth
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