self-produced

adjective

self-pro·​duced ˌself-prə-ˈdüst How to pronounce self-produced (audio)
prō-,
-ˈdyüst
: produced by oneself: such as
a
: caused to exist or happen by one's own physical or mental processes or actions
Body parts are moving with respect to one another and with respect to external objects, as a result of self-produced actions.Marc Jeannerod
Our conscious sensory perceptions are largely self-produced, and yet they seem to be simply given to us, to be simply observations of given realities.David Ray Griffin
b
: made available for public exhibition or dissemination by oneself
a self-produced album
In March, the group debuted a self-produced TV series …Emily Pyrek

Examples of self-produced in a Sentence

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Thanks to a groundbreaking deal with the AMC theater chain, Swift will earn 57 per cent of the U.S. takings after her company self-produced the movie and negotiated directly with AMC to distribute it. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 Driven by fantastical beats (mostly self-produced) and a deep bag of icy melodies that recall everything from Duwap Kaine to pluggnb-era Summrs, the ordinary is surreal. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024 Unlike most country albums, Plus One is largely self-produced by Michael Trotter, and the vast majority of its songs are written by either Michael or Michael and Tanya without any co-writers. Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024 Almost entirely self-produced by Manning, the album opens with its title track, a three-minute dive into emo-pop and traditional alternative rock. Spin Contributor, SPIN, 4 Dec. 2024 The film was self-produced, written by Wael Hamdy, and shot by Beshoy Rosefelt. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024 Both his parents are professional mariachis and filled their home in northeast Los Angeles with José Alfredo Jimenez, Vicente Fernández, Javier Solis and Pedro Infante. Unsigned and self-produced, Alejandro wrote and released music of his own in 2021. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024 Breadwinner is written, performed, and self-produced by McMahan’s Absolutely Not Productions, directed by Jen Zaborowski, and executive produced by 800 Pound Gorilla, Maggie Haskins, Chris Ketner, and Christina Tompkins. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024 Before shooting Baby Reindeer in London in late 2022, Mau, who was born in Mexico City and grew up in San Antonio, had starred in the HBO Max dramedy Generation as well as several smaller projects—a number of which were self-produced. Megan McCluskey, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1696, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of self-produced was in 1696

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“Self-produced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-produced. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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self-produced

adjective
self-pro·​duced
ˌself-prə-ˈd(y)üst
: produced by oneself or itself
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