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 Definitions of self-effacement  [ˌsɛlf əˈwɛər]  

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Definition of 'self-effacement' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) self-effacement
the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.

Etymology:  (1865–70)

Definition of 'self-effacement' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) effacement, self-effacement
withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous

'self-effacement' - Nearby Entries  

self-drive  self-educated  self-education  self-effacement  self-effacing  self-employed  self-employed person  



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