per se

Mar. 25th, 2025 07:21 am
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per se (pur SAY, pur SEE) - adv., by, of, for, or in itself.


Generally used to distinguish between something in its narrow sense and some larger thing that it represents: "I'm not against educational testing per se, but how it is being implemented." Originally used in a legal sense. Taken in the mid-16th century from Latin per sē, in itself, itself a calque of Ancient Greek kath’ autó.

---L.

Date: 2025-03-25 08:06 pm (UTC)
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And also part of the etymology of the word "ampersand".

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