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itself
CIDE DICTIONARY
itself, pron.
The neuter reflexive pronoun of It; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself. [1913 Webster]
"Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
itself, pron. emphatic and refl. form of IT(1).
Idiom
by itself apart from its surroundings, automatically, spontaneously. in itself viewed in its essential qualities (not in itself a bad thing).
Etymology
OE f. IT(1) + SELF, but often treated as ITS + SELF (cf. its own self)
THESAURUS
itself
I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, better self, ego, ethical self, he, her, herself, him, himself, inner man, inner self, it, me, my humble self, myself, number one, oneself, other self, ourselves, self, she, subconscious self, subliminal self, superego, them, themselves, they, you, yours truly, yourself, yourselvesROGET THESAURUS
itself
Speciality
N speciality, specialite, individuality, individuity, particularity, peculiarity, idiocrasy, personality, characteristic, mannerism, idiosyncrasy, specificness, singularity, reading, version, lection, state, trait, distinctive feature, technicality, differentia, particulars, details, items, counts, minutiae, I, self, I myself, myself, himself, herself, itself, special, particular, individual, specific, proper, personal, original, private, respective, definite, determinate, especial, certain, esoteric, endemic, partial, party, peculiar, appropriate, several, characteristic, diagnostic, exclusive, singular, idiomatic, idiotypical, typical, this, that, yon, yonder, specially, especially, particularly, in particular, in propria persona, ad hominem, for my part, each, apiece, one by one, one at a time, severally, respectively, each to each, seriatim, in detail, in great detail, in excruciating detail, in mind-numbing detail, bit by bit, pro hac vice, pro re nata, namely, that is to say, for example, id est, exemplia gratia, e, g, i, e, videlicet, viz, to wit, le style est l'homme meme.For further exploring for "itself" in Webster Dictionary Online