quine /kwaɪn/verb 2adjective 1noun 1forms 3 verb2 •To deny the existence or significance of (something obviously real or important).They [some philosophers] deny that mental states and events actually possess the qualitative properties attributed to them by qualia friends and, as a consequence, they advocate quining qualia. — 1999 •To append (a text) to a quotation of itself. adjective1 •(no longer used, rare) Of leaves: arranged in whorls of five. noun1 •A program that produces its own source code as output.This has been bugging me recently. Any quines or pointers to relevant articles or web pages is appreciated. Thanks! — 1996 formsquined · quining · quines