self-replicating

adjective

Able to generate a copy of itself.

OriginEnglish replicating ← Middle English self- ← Old English self- →
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Meanings

adjectiveself-replicating (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAble to generate a copy of itself.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Englishreplicating
  9. Englishself-replicating

From self- + replicating.

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APA

self-replicating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-replicating

MLA

“self-replicating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-replicating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-replicating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-replicating.

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