in and of themselves

English

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Prepositional phrase

in and of themselves

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

Synonyms

• per se; See also Thesaurus:intrinsically

Related terms

• in and of itself

See also

• ipso facto