Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Assimilated form (in Latin, etc.) of in- before r. In the following words, in the etymology, the prefix ir- is usually referred directly to the original in- or in.
- An abbreviation of
Ireland . - noun Assimilated form (in Latin, etc.) of in- before r. In the following words, in the etymology, the prefix ir- is usually referred directly to the original in-.
- noun An abbreviation of
Irish . - noun In chem., the symbol for iridium.
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- noun a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes
- noun a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium
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Examples
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Note 35: "sternen und blümen vand si in ir büchlin."
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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If you want to say "I went to the store" but you've forgotted the pretérit form of ir, you can sleect ir from the word list, select pretérito, and get the verb in the correct conjugation.
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Well, maybe not "ir"-rational but some mutated form of rational that revolved around talking about Ideals at too great a length.
Rand Contra The Ayn Rand Institute—Coda James Killus 2008
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The news website sobhesadegh.ir, which is closely affiliated with the Guard, said Wednesday that reinstating Moslehi to the top intelligence post is "the first step towards curtailing the dangerous influence of this band Mashaei's team."
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That´s not a Photoshop Disaster, you might call ir a Marketing disaster, but there´s nothing wrong about the photoshop work in there
B&H: These Cameras Are Hot! Cosmo7 2009
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We stopped at Búðir, which is a national park now, but used to be a fishing village.
Snæfellsnes maryrobinette 2006
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In fact, they were obliged to get from among the rioters with all possible celerity, and to suggest to the magistrates the necessity of calling ir the military.
Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831
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Brown twisted and turned in PMQ's, BUT never actually called ir Kevin Tebbit a liar.
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Brown twisted and turned in PMQ's, BUT never actually called ir Kevin Tebbit a liar.
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Brown twisted and turned in PMQ's, BUT never actually called ir Kevin Tebbit a liar.
oroboros commented on the word ir
Ir. Chemical element symbol for Iridium.
December 16, 2007