Timeline for Is there a term for a word that's recursive in its meaning? (see example for clarification)
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| Jun 15, 2020 at 7:40 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| May 11, 2014 at 21:01 | comment | added | Tucker | @ErikKowal Eh, no need to worry about that. I didn't notice it until you pointed it out. | |
| May 11, 2014 at 10:29 | comment | added | Erik Kowal | Glad to hear it! :-) What probably didn't make anyone's day is my lousy typing -- that should of course have read omphaloscopic, i.e. 'navel-gazing'. | |
| May 11, 2014 at 8:17 | comment | added | Tucker | @ErikKowal Ha! Wow. I didn't even think that was a thing. You, sir, have officially made my day. | |
| May 11, 2014 at 8:04 | comment | added | Erik Kowal | You think we are too ompahaloscopic here? C'mon, man, you should be proud! :-) As for ouroboric -- I like it. It seems to perfectly encapsulate the idea in a very visual way. In fact, you have like-minded company: see en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ouroboric | |
| May 11, 2014 at 7:56 | comment | added | Tucker | @ErikKowal I thought about adding that, but it's too niche. Also, Ouroboros and that lore could apply as well (from an etymological perspective). Could a word therefore be ouroboric? | |
| May 11, 2014 at 7:55 | history | edited | Tucker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 11, 2014 at 7:43 | comment | added | Erik Kowal | Given the subject matter of this forum, perhaps it's not surprising that sesquipedalian comes to mind. | |
| May 11, 2014 at 7:35 | comment | added | Tucker | @Mari-LouA Fine. Only because it's you. | |
| May 11, 2014 at 7:35 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | Perhaps Tucker you could include a few in your post for those not inclined to visit Wikipedia? The best answers are self-contained, but bravo all the same! | |
| May 11, 2014 at 7:33 | comment | added | Tucker | @njboot The links I gave you will perhaps answer most of your questions. I would also peek into reflexive words, recursion and post hoc ergo propter hoc (all from the Wiki links). | |
| May 11, 2014 at 7:25 | comment | added | njboot | Yes. Thank you, that's exactly what I was looking for. Would it be appropriate to ask, as a follow up question, other examples/best examples of self referencing words? I'm actually more interested in this question. I'm new to these forums and am unsure if open-ended/subjective questions such as this are allowed. | |
| May 11, 2014 at 7:18 | vote | accept | njboot | ||
| May 11, 2014 at 7:17 | history | answered | Tucker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |