self-contained
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɛlf.kənˌteɪnd/
Adjective
self-contained (comparative more self-contained, superlative most self-contained)
- Not requiring external or additional support; complete in itself.
- a self-contained apartment
- a self-contained classroom
- 1961 February, R. K. Evans, “The role of research on British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 92:
- Each of these can be further sub-divided into self-contained divisions; the technical research department, for example, includes Engineering and Chemical Divisions.
- 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 109:
- Whereas the history of the London Underground is generally very fiddly, the history of the Waterloo & City is blessedly self-contained and simple.
- 2020 December 16, Chris Howe, “Merseyrail sets its sights on network expansion”, in Rail, page 34:
- Merseyrail is, in effect, a self-contained network with eight termini. At six of these [...], passengers can transfer onto national rail network services.
- (of a person) Wrapped up in oneself; reserved.
Verb
self-contained
- simple past and past participle of self-contain
Hypernyms
Translations
not requiring external or additional support
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wrapped up in oneself; reserved
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