an end in itself
Definition of an end in itself
: something that one does because one wants to and not because it will help achieve or accomplish something else She started exercising for her health, but she enjoyed it so much that exercising became an end in itself. For him, taking classes was an end in itself.
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endplay
: the part of an area that lies at the boundary
: a point that marks the extent of something
: the point where something ceases to exist
: to bring to an end
: destroy
: to make up the end of
: final, ultimate
: to put (grain or hay) into a barn or stack
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itselfplay
: that identical one — compare it 1
: its normal, healthy, or sane condition
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