an sich — meaning in English
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English meaning
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intrinsic
adj Belonging to something by its very nature; essential and built-in, not added from outside.
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per se
adverb In itself, considered on its own without anything else attached to it.
Senses
an sich is used for these senses in English:
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in itself
Inherently; viewed independently, without reference to anything else.
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intrinsic
Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
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per se
(philosophy) As the principle of its own determination and positing itself.
