autoreference

Etymology

From auto- + reference.

autoreference means synonym of self-reference. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

noun

Synonym of self-reference.“In order to keep the generic autoreferences, the plot was changed from the writing of a novel into the making of a film, the main character not being a writer-narrator, but a film director.”

verb

Synonym of self-reference.