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intrinsic

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"Part of its nature"

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9 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈtɹɪn.zɪk/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ciiinnrstStarts with IEnds with C1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts

Word origin

From Middle French intrinsèque, from Latin intrīnsecus (“on the inside, inwardly”), from *intrim, an assumed adverbial form of inter (“within”) + secus (“by, on the side”).

Used in a sentence

  • the intrinsic value of gold or silver
  • the intrinsic merit of an action
  • He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and refinement.

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