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εγγενής — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • implicit adj Suggested or understood without being directly stated.
  • innate adj Present from birth; natural rather than learned.
  • intrinsic adj Belonging to something by its very nature; essential and built-in, not added from outside.

Senses

εγγενής is used for these senses in English:

  • implicit Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown.
  • innate Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
  • intrinsic Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.

implicit — full definition

  1. adj Suggested or understood without being directly stated.
  2. adj Complete and unquestioning, usually describing trust or faith.

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