self-study


self-stud·y

(sĕlf′stŭd′ē)n.1. Study or examination of oneself.2. A form of study in which one is to a large extent responsible for one's own instruction.

self-study

n (Education) a. study that one does on one's own, without a teacherb. (as modifier): a self-study course.

self′-stud′y



n., pl. -stud•ies. 1. the study of something by oneself without direct supervision or attendance in a class. 2. the study of oneself; self-examination. [1675–85]
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