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inscape

American

[in-skeyp] / ˈɪnˌskeɪp /

noun

the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.

inscape British

/ ˈɪnskeɪp /

noun

the essential inner nature of a person, an object, etc

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Etymology

Origin of inscape

First recorded in 1865–70; in- ¹ ( def. ) + -scape ( def. ); coined by Gerard Manley Hopkins

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