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Webster 1913 Edition


Self-determination

Selfˊ-de-terˊmi-na′tion

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Noun.
Determination by one’s self; or, determination of one's acts or states without the necessitating force of motives; – applied to the voluntary or activity.

Webster 1828 Edition


Self-determination

SELF-DETERMINA'TION

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Noun.
[self and determination.] Determination by one's own mind; or determination by its own powers, without extraneous impulse or influnce.