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in-¹ definition

in- (in)

in, into, within, on, toward: also used as an intensifier in some words of Latin origin [inbreed, infer, induct, instigate]: it becomes il- before l; im- before b, m, or p; and ir- before r

Etymology: < the prep. in; also ME < OE inn & MFr in- or OFr en- < L in- < in: see in

in-² definition

in- (in)

no, not, without, non- [insignificant]: it becomes il- before l;im- before b, m, or p; and ir- before r

Etymology: ME < OFr & ML < L < IE *ṇ-, initial negative particle, var. of *ne, *nē- > no, L ne-

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