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Definition per se in American English

per se adverb

adverb
/ˌpɜr ˈseɪ/
1

considered by itself: used for emphasizing that you are not considering something in relation to anything else

Example

The job, per se, isn't particularly interesting, but it pays well.

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Definition per se in American English