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Merriam Webster's

combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from self 1. a. oneself or itself <self-supporting> b. of oneself or itself <self-abasement> c. by oneself or itself <self-propelled> <self-acting> 2. a. to, with, for, or toward oneself or itself <self-consistent> <self-addressed> <self-love> b. of or in oneself or itself inherently <self-evident> c. from or by means of oneself or itself <self-fertile>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

comb. form expressing reflexive action: 1 of or directed towards oneself or itself (self-respect; self-cleaning). 2 by oneself or itself, esp. without external agency (self-evident). 3 on, in, for, or relating to oneself or itself (self-absorbed; self-confident).

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Self- is used to form words which indicate that you do something to yourself or by yourself. He is a self-proclaimed racist. ...self-destructive behaviour... COMB in ADJ and N 2. Self- is used to form words which describe something such as a device that does something automatically by itself. ...a self-loading pistol. COMB in ADJ and N