per se

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Jump to: navigation, search
Wikipedia has articles on:

Wikipedia

Contents

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin per se (by itself), from per (by, through), and se (itself, himself, herself, themselves).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /pəːˈseɪ/

[edit] Adverb

per se (not comparable)

  1. By itself; without consideration of extraneous factors.

[edit] Usage notes

Because this is a Latin phrase, it is usually italicized when written.

[edit] Translations


[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Latin per se (by itself), from per (by, through), and se (itself, himself, herself, themselves).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈpɛr ˈse/

[edit] Alternative spellings

  • (obsolete since spelling reform of 1995) persé

[edit] Adverb

per se

  1. necessarily, absolutely, without fail
  2. (rarely) per se

[edit] Usage notes

The ‘necessity meaning’ is the usual one, the original Latin meaning as in English is rarely used and can be misunderstood.


[edit] Latin

[edit] Adverb

per se

  1. per se
  2. by itself
  3. through itself
Personal tools