Dictionary

ouroboric en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ɔɹəˈbɔɹɪk/ (US)
• ôr-ə-bôr'-ĭk (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English ouroboros Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ouroboric From ouroboros + -ic.

Meanings

1. Self-referring, self-reflexive, self-consuming; recursive
2. Relating to the Ouroboros, a snake eating its own tail.
   • Going back in time and becoming one's own grandfather is a rather ouroboric endeavour
   • What could be more ouroboric than members of the media who specialize in blaming the media.
   • Like the ouroboric serpent which bites its own tail, the spinal column brings the mysteries of language and sexuality, mouth and genitals together. 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 17:

Forms

Relateds

ouroboros · uroborus

Translations (6)

es recursivo (self-referring, self-reflexive, self-consuming; recursive) · es urobórico (relating to Ouroboros) · ru рекурсивный (self-referring, self-reflexive, self-consuming; recursive) · fi rekursiivinen (self-referring, self-reflexive, self-consuming; recursive) · ru уроборический (relating to Ouroboros) · fi kehämäinen (self-referring, self-reflexive, self-consuming; recursive)