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INTRINSIC (through Fr. intrinsique, from Lat. intrinsecus, inwardly; inter, within, secus, following, from root of sequi, to follow)

INTRINSIC (through Fr. intrinsique, from See also:
LAT
Lat. intrinsecus, inwardly; inter, within, secus, following, from See also:
ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )
root of sequi, to follow) , an See also:

ADJECTIVE (from the Lat. adjectives, added)

adjective originally applied to something See also:

INTERNAL

internal or inside another, but now ordinarily used to See also:

EXPRESS (through the French from the past participle of the Lat. exprimere, to press out, by transference used of representing objects in painting or sculpture, or of thoughts, &c. in words)

express a quality inherent in or inseparable from a See also:

PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE

person, thing or abstract conception. In See also:

anatomy the See also:

TERM

term is, however, still used of a muscle which has both its origin and insertion in the See also:

ORGAN

organ in which it is found.

End of Article: INTRINSIC (through Fr. intrinsique, from Lat. intrinsecus, inwardly; inter, within, secus, following, from root of sequi, to follow)

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