self-ev|i|dent

self-ev|i|dent
self-ev|i|dent «SEHLF EHV uh duhnt», adjective.
evident by itself; needing no proof; axiomatic: »

We hold these truths to be self-evident (Declaration of Independence). The self-evident fact that growth is the result of eating and drinking... (Benjamin Jowett).

self´-ev´i|dent|ly, adverb.

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