"in essence" meaning in English

See in essence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in essence, {{en-PP}} in essence
  1. in a fundamental or basic way; essentially, in substance Synonyms: intrinsically
    Sense id: en-in_essence-en-prep_phrase-gkILIzDR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English hedges, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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