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Through one's own skills or qualifications, as in He's a fine violinist in his own right , or She has a fortune in her own right . This term originally alluded to a legal title or claim, as in She was queen in her own right , but has been used more loosely since about 1600.

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tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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