self-de|pend|ent

self-de|pend|ent
self-de|pend|ent «SEHLF dih PEHN duhnt», adjective.
depending on oneself, or on one's own efforts; self-reliant: »

Left early to his own guidance, he hbegun to be self-dependent while yet a boy (Hawthorne).

self´-de|pend´ent|ly, adverb.

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