By itself
Essentially and by itself are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Essentially" instead an adverb phrase "By itself".
Essentially
Essentially adverb - In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
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By itself and essentially are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By itself" instead an adverb "Essentially".
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While Vandread is not an example by itself, Tarak (the planet where men live, essentially, as a One-Gender Race) definitely is.
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