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in and of itself

in and of itself prepositional phrase: synonym of in itself.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of in itself.
    Synonyms:
    in itself

Synonyms of in and of itself

Questions about in and of itself

What does in and of itself mean?
In and of itself means synonym of in itself.
What part of speech is in and of itself?
In and of itself is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in and of itself in the dictionary

  1. in all one's glory
  2. in all probability
  3. in all weather
  4. in all weathers
  5. in altissimo
  6. in and of itself
  7. in and of themselves
  8. in and out
  9. in anger
  10. in another world
  11. in antis

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