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ownself

The English word “ownself” has 2 meanings listed here.

pronoun

  1. (One's) self; used with a preceding possessive adjective to form a pronominal phrase.

adverb

  1. On one's own; on one's own initiative; single-handedly.

Etymology

From own + self.

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