Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in its own right

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.43 in modern English

Syllables: in- it-s own right
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved

Example Sentences

"a peer in his own right"
"a leading sports figure in his own right"
"a fine opera in its own right"
"she's a rich woman in her own right rather than by inheritance"
"an excellent novel in its own right"

Synonyms

in one's own right in his own right in her own right

Questions

What does in its own right mean?: by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved

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