intrinsic

Definitions


[ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- belonging naturally; essential
(e.g: access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (in the general sense ‘interior, inner’): from French intrinsèque, from late Latin intrinsecus, from the earlier adverb intrinsecus ‘inwardly, inwards’




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