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inner

in·ner

UK/ˈɪnə/ US/ˈɪnɚ/ common uk

adjective

1.

located inward

  • “Beethoven”
  • “- Leonard Bernstein;”
  • “- David Denby;”
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2.

located or occurring within or closer to a center

  • “an inner room”
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3.

innermost or essential

  • “the inner logic of Cubism”
  • “the internal contradictions of the theory”
  • “the intimate structure of matter”
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4.

confined to an exclusive group

  • “privy to inner knowledge”
  • “inside information”
  • “privileged information”
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5.

exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence

  • “inner regions of the organization”
  • “inner circles of government”
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6.

inside or closer to the inside of the body

  • “the inner ear”
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Origin

Capitalization of inner, from Middle English inner, ynner, ynnere, from Old English innera, comparative of inne (“within”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en. A demonym for an inhabitant of inner planets of the Solar System.

Phrases

  • become one with one's inner self
  • Inner Asia
  • inner automorphism
  • inner bar
  • Inner Brass
  • inner cabinet
  • inner cell mass
  • inner child

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