(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]Translations