SELF-BEGOT'TEN, adjective. [self and beget.] Begotten by one's own powers. SELF'-BORN, adjective. [self and born.] Born or produced by one's self.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
SELF-BEGOT'TEN, adjective. [self and beget.] Begotten by one's own powers. SELF'-BORN, adjective. [self and born.] Born or produced by one's self.
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