self-perpetuation

self-perpetuation

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  • self-perpetuation — self perpetuating ► ADJECTIVE ▪ perpetuating itself without external agency or intervention. DERIVATIVES self perpetuation noun …   English terms dictionary

  • self-perpetuation — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : perpetuation of oneself or itself concerned with self perpetuation in office they too often ignore the public welfare E.M.Eriksson * * * self perpetūāˈtion noun • • • Main Entry: ↑self …   Useful english dictionary

  • self-per|pet|u|a|tion — «SEHLF puhr PEHCH u AY shuhn», noun. perpetuation of oneself or itself: »Self perpetuation of the organization is assured (Harper s) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Self — Self, n.; pl. {Selves}. 1. The individual as the object of his own reflective consciousness; the man viewed by his own cognition as the subject of all his mental phenomena, the agent in his own activities, the subject of his own feelings, and the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • self-perpetuating — self perpetuation, n. /self peuhr pech ooh ay ting, self /, adj. 1. continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit. 2. capable of indefinite continuation. [1815 25] * * * …   Universalium

  • self-perpetuating — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ perpetuating itself without external agency or intervention. DERIVATIVES self perpetuation noun …   English terms dictionary

  • self-perpetuate — /sɛlf pəˈpɛtʃueɪt/ (say self puh pechoohayt) verb (i) (self perpetuated, self perpetuating) to continue without any additional input or encouragement: a syndrome that self perpetuates. –self perpetuation, noun …  

  • self-perpetuating — adjective perpetuating itself or oneself without external agency or intervention. Derivatives self perpetuation noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • self-perpetuating — adj. perpetuating itself or oneself without external agency. Derivatives: self perpetuation n …   Useful english dictionary

  • Selves — Self Self, n.; pl. {Selves}. 1. The individual as the object of his own reflective consciousness; the man viewed by his own cognition as the subject of all his mental phenomena, the agent in his own activities, the subject of his own feelings,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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