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- [in]
- /ɪn/
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Definitions of inn word
- noun inn a river in central Europe, flowing from S Switzerland through Austria and Germany into the Danube. 320 miles (515 km) long. 1
- noun inn An establishment providing accommodations, food, and drink, especially for travelers. 1
- noun inn tavern, pub 1
- countable noun inn An inn is a small hotel or pub, usually an old one. 0
- noun inn a pub or small hotel providing food and accommodation 0
- noun inn (formerly, in England) a college or hall of residence for students, esp of law, now only in the names of such institutions as the Inns of Court 0
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Origin of inn
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English in(n) house; akin to Old Norse inni (adv.) within, in the house
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Parts of speech for Inn
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inn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
inn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for inn
noun inn
- tavern — a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- motel — a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- hotel — a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- resort — to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource: to resort to war.
- lodge — Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924.