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inbuilt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
in-built
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Existing as an essential constituent; built-in; inherent; integral.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English built English inbuilt From in- + built.

Inflected Forms

more inbuilt (comparative) most inbuilt (superlative) in-built (alternative)

Synonyms

built-in constitutional inherent integral

Questions

What does inbuilt mean?
Existing as an essential constituent; built-in; inherent; integral.
Where does inbuilt come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English built English inbuilt From in- + built.

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