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self-help

The English word “self-help” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The practice of bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others.
  2. An act of redressing or preventing a wrong by one's own actions rather than through legal proceedings.

Etymology

From self- + help.

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