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in and of themselves

in and of themselves prepositional phrase: by themselves; with respect to their intrinsic or inherent nature without consideration of extraneous factors; per se, intrinsically, inherently.

Prepositional phrase

  1. by themselves; with respect to their intrinsic or inherent nature without consideration of extraneous factors; per se, intrinsically, inherently
    Synonyms:
    per se

Synonyms of in and of themselves

Questions about in and of themselves

What does in and of themselves mean?
In and of themselves means by themselves; with respect to their intrinsic or inherent nature without consideration of extraneous factors; per se, intrinsically, inherently.
What part of speech is in and of themselves?
In and of themselves is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in and of themselves in the dictionary

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

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