ouroboric

ouroboric

English

WOTD – 2 September 2011

Alternative forms

• uroboric

Pronunciation

• enPR: ôr-rŏb'-ôr-rĭk

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Adjective

ouroboric

1. Self-referring, self-reflexive, self-consuming; recursive
2. Relating to the Ouroboros, a snake eating its own tail.

   What could be more ouroboric than members of the media who specialize in blaming the media.

   Going back in time and becoming one's own grandfather is a rather ouroboric endeavour

Related terms

• ouroboros / uroborus

Translations

self-referring, self-reflexive, self-consuming; recursive

Finnish: rekursiivinen, kehämäinen Russian: рекурсивный (ru) (rekursivnyj)

Spanish: recursivo (es)

relating to Ouroboros

Russian: уроборический (uroboričeskij)

Spanish: urobórico m