intrinsic

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  • IPA: /ɪn.ˈtrɪn.zɪk/

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From Latin intrinsecus (on the inside, inwardly), from *intrim, an assumed adverbial form of inter (within) + seccus (by, on the side)

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intrinsic (comparative more intrinsic, superlative most intrinsic)

  1. Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
  2. (of a body part, relating to anatomy) Comprising, being part of a whole.

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