intrinsic
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[edit] English
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- intrinsick (obsolete)
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪn.ˈtrɪn.zɪk/
[edit] Etymology
From Latin intrinsecus (“on the inside, inwardly”), from *intrim, an assumed adverbial form of inter (“within”) + seccus (“by, on the side”)
[edit] Adjective
intrinsic (comparative more intrinsic, superlative most intrinsic)
- innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential
- (of a body part, relating to anatomy) comprising, being part of a whole
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[edit] Translations
inherent
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comprising, being part of a whole
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[edit] External links
- intrinsic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- intrinsic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
