in-and-in

I i

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in and in]
- /ɪn ænd ɪn/
- /ɪn ənd ɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in and in]
- /ɪn ænd ɪn/

Definitions of in-and-in word

adverb in-and-in repeatedly within the same family, strain, etc.: to breed stock in-and-in. 1
adjective in-and-in (of breeding) carried out repeatedly among closely related individuals of the same species to eliminate or intensify certain characteristics 0
adjective in-and-in repeatedly with individuals of the same or closely related stocks 0
noun in-and-in An old game played with four dice, a double being referred to as "in" and two doubles as "in-and-in". 0

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Origin of in-and-in

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30

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Parts of speech for In-and-in

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of In-and-in

in-and-in popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.