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for all intrinsic purposes

for all intrinsic purposes prepositional phrase: eggcorn of for all intents and purposes.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Eggcorn of for all intents and purposes.

Origin of for all intrinsic purposes

Alteration of for all intents and purposes by malapropism.

Questions about for all intrinsic purposes

What does for all intrinsic purposes mean?
For all intrinsic purposes means eggcorn of for all intents and purposes.
What part of speech is for all intrinsic purposes?
For all intrinsic purposes is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for all intrinsic purposes in the dictionary

  1. for all intended purposes
  2. for all intense and purposes
  3. for all intense purposes
  4. for all intensive purposes
  5. for all intents and purposes
  6. for all intrinsic purposes
  7. for all money
  8. for all of someone
  9. for all one is worth
  10. for all one knows
  11. for all practical purposes

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