Autoreference

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of self-reference. countable, uncountable

    "In order to keep the generic autoreferences, the plot was changed from the writing of a novel into the making of a film, the main character not being a writer-narrator, but a film director."

Verb
  1. 1
    Synonym of self-reference.

Synonyms

All synonyms
self-referenceself-reference

Example

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"In order to keep the generic autoreferences, the plot was changed from the writing of a novel into the making of a film, the main character not being a writer-narrator, but a film director."

Etymology

From auto- + reference.

Related phrases

self reference

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