| ADJECTIVE | all | built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral | existing as an essential constituent or characteristic |
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| Meaning | Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic. | |
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| Example | "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity" | |
| Synonyms | constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral | |
| Broader | intrinsic, intrinsical | belonging to a thing by its very nature |
| Spanish | empotrado, incluido, inherente, intrínseco | |
| Catalan | inherent | |
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