self-referential meaning

Noun

countable uncountable

Meaning that relies on self-reference in the text being understood.

Japanese Meaning

文中の自己参照に依存して理解される意味

The critic argued that the poem's self-referential meaning made it both intriguing and frustrating.

批評家は、その詩の自己言及的な意味がそれを興味深くもあり苛立たしくもしていると主張した。

Sense（1）

Meaning that relies on self-reference in the text being understood.

self-referential meanings

（ plural ）