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Itself
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Itself
/ɪtˈself/
This word is used to emphasize that something is being considered separately from other things or is a thing's main nature.
Synonyms:
subject
core
essence
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
History repeating
itself
.
The glass emptied
itself
.
Shannon showed Stener the check
itself
.
Etymology:
Derives from the Old English
hit self,
a combination of
hit
(it) and
self
(same), used reflexively to consider or discuss an object independently.
Usage Statistics:
156 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
Hint:
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