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Self-reference logo #21000 ===In language=== A word that describes itself is called an autological word (or autonym). This generally applies to adjectives, for example sesquipedalian (i.e. `sesquipedalian` is a sesquipedalian word), but can also apply to other parts of speech, such as TLA, as a three-letter abbreviation for `three-letter abbreviation`, and PHP which is ...
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self-reference logo #21003(from the article `paranoia`) One of the most common delusions in paranoid disorders is that of persecution. A chief contributing factor is an exaggerated tendency to ...
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self-reference logo #20205Scottish, meaning: See self-reference.
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