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inherent

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inherent in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
    "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"
    built-in  constitutional  inbuilt  inherent  integral 
  2. in the nature of something though not readily apparent
    "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning"
    implicit in  inherent  underlying 
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