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inner

/ˈɪnə/ adjective

In Latin: penitus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about inner at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Located inward.
    Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle
  2. Located or occurring within or closer to a center.
    an inner room
  3. Innermost or essential.
    the inner logic of Cubism

Origin

From Middle English inner, ynner, ynnere, from Old English innera, comparative of inne (“within”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en.

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