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per se

/ˌpɜːˈsiː/

Translations

per seadverb

/ˌpɜːˈsiː/

(formal/academic – Latin, meaning "by or of itself")

Synonyms

by itself

of itself

in itself

as such

Antonyms

in relation to something else

by extension

in context

per seadverb

By or of itself; used to indicate that something is being considered in its own right, without reference to anything else.

The painting per se isn't valuable, but it has sentimental meaning.