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self-built en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English built English self-built From self- + built.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Built by oneself, whether from scratch, from commercially available components, or a combination thereof.
    • Near-synonyms: self-assembled, self-assembly; do-it-yourself, DIY
    • a self-built car

Hypernyms

self-made

Synonyms

DIY · self-assembled · do-it-yourself · self-assembly

Translations (2)

de selbstgebaut (built by oneself) · it autocostruito (built by oneself)