inter se
Americannoun
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(italics) among or between themselves.
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Animal Husbandry. the mating of closely related animals to each other.
adverb
Etymology
Origin of inter se
First recorded in 1885–90, inter se is from Latin inter sē
Example Sentences
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The "inner college" will therefore merely stress the contacts inter se which students at large universities do not often enjoy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Conversation between the members of the Universities was ordered to be carried on either in Latin or French:—"Si qua inter se proferant, colloquio Latino vel saltem Gallico perfruantur."—Statutes of Oriel College, Oxford.—Hallam, ibid. from Warton.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
The facts above stated cannot be questioned, and it is admitted that these species are all prolific without limit inter se.
From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
It is to be remembered that in this portion of the discussion consideration is given only to the relations inter se of the Signatories to the Protocol.
From The Geneva Protocol by Miller, David Hunter
The growing use of money has been developed side by side with a system of traffic in native produce, not only with European buyers, but among the natives inter se.
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil
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