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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

not-self en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌnɒtˈsɛlf/

Etymology

From not + self.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:metaphysics, uncountable) The negative of self, someone or something that is not the self
    • a cognizance of not-self a. 1857, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1859–1860, →OCLC:

Relateds

anatta · nonself

Synonyms

non-ego