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Definition of self-evident adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

self-evident

adjective
 
/ˌself ˈevɪdənt/
 
/ˌself ˈevɪdənt/
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  1. obvious and needing no further proof or explanation
    • The dangers of such action are self-evident.
    • a self-evident truth
    • These ideas were by no means self-evident when they were first suggested.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • by no means
    • almost
    • fairly
    preposition
    • to
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