Self-contained - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈselfkənˈteɪnd|  American pronunciation of the word self-contained
Brit.  |ˌselfkənˈteɪnd|  British pronunciation of the word self-contained

adjective

- constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself
the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities
- in full control of your faculties (syn: collected, poised, self-collected, self-possessed)
more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen

Extra examples

It is a very self-contained company.

It's important to be self-contained for a housewife.

Each chapter is self-contained and can be studied in isolation.

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