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Word

inn

US/ˈɪn/

UK/ˈɪn/

Definitions

01a small hotel or pub

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

n. a small hotel, often an old building in the countryside, where you can eat and sleep.

n. a commercial establishment providing accommodation and meals, typically smaller and more traditional than a modern hotel.

“After driving for hours through the rain, we finally found a cozy inn with a warm fire.”

“The weary travellers sought refuge at a sixteenth-century coaching inn, where the low ceilings and stone floors spoke of centuries of hospitality.”

02legal society

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Law British English · Formal

n. one of the four professional groups in London that lawyers (barristers) belong to.

n. one of the four legal societies in London (Inns of Court) that have the exclusive right to call students to the bar.

“He spent many years studying at one of the famous legal inns in London.”

“Membership in an Inn of Court is a prerequisite for any individual wishing to practice as a barrister in England and Wales.”

Word family

NOUN

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Domain

Pharmacology

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Frequency
Common
Level
B1 · Intermediate
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