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
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(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
Synonyms
DIY · self-assembled · do-it-yourself · self-assembly
Translations (2)
de selbstgebaut (built by oneself) · it autocostruito (built by oneself)