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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-contain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
self---con-tain
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To not require external or additional support; to be complete in itself.

Transitive verb

verb

To be wrapped up in oneself; to be reserved.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From self- + contain.

Usage

Inflected Forms

self-contains (present, singular) self-containing (participle, present) self-contained (participle, past) self-contained (past)

Questions

What does self-contain mean?
To not require external or additional support; to be complete in itself.
Where does self-contain come from?
From self- + contain.

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