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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-toun, in-toun]
- /ˈɪnˌtaʊn, ɪnˈtaʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in-toun, in-toun]
- /ˈɪnˌtaʊn, ɪnˈtaʊn/
Definitions of intown word
- adjective intown being in the central or metropolitan area of a city or town: an intown motel. 1
- adjective intown (of farmland) near to the farm buildings 0
- adjective intown Within a town. 0
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Origin of intown
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; in + town
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Intown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
intown popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
intown usage trend in Literature
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