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• intrinsic — late 15c., interior, inward, internal, from M.Fr. intrinsèque inner (13c.), from M.L. intrinsecus interior, internal, from L. intrinsecus (adv.) inwardly, on the inside, from intra within (see INTRA (Cf. intra )) + secus alongside, originally… …   Etymology dictionary

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• Meaning (non-linguistic) — A non linguistic meaning is an actual or possible derivation from sentience, which is not associated with signs that have any original or primary intent of communication. It is a general term of art used to capture a number of different senses of …   Wikipedia

• meaning — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Significance Nouns 1. meaning, significance, signification, force; sense, expression; import, purport, implication, drift, tenor, spirit, bearing; scope, purpose, aim, intent, intention, object, thrust;… …   English dictionary for students

• Intrinsic brightness — Astronomers use the term intrinsic brightness (also termed absolute magnitude) to refer to how bright a star would be without the effects of distance or absorption due to interstellar dust or gas. While a bright distant star might have apparent… …   Wikipedia

• intrinsic — [15] The Latin adverb intrinsecus meant ‘on the inside’. It was formed from *intrim ‘inward’, an unrecorded derivative of the adverb intrā ‘within’, and secus ‘alongside’ (a relative of English second, sect, sequel, etc). In the post classical… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• intrinsic — [15] The Latin adverb intrinsecus meant ‘on the inside’. It was formed from *intrim ‘inward’, an unrecorded derivative of the adverb intrā ‘within’, and secus ‘alongside’ (a relative of English second, sect, sequel, etc). In the post classical… …   Word origins

• intrinsic — adj. Intrinsic is used with these nouns: ↑aptitude, ↑character, ↑evil, ↑factor, ↑importance, ↑limitation, ↑meaning, ↑merit, ↑motivation, ↑nature, ↑part, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary