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ilk
1[ ilk ]
/ ɪlk /
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noun
family, class, or kind: he and all his ilk.
adjective
same.
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Idioms about ilk
- (in Scotland) of the same family name or place: Ross of that ilk, i.e., Ross of Ross.
- of the same class or kind.
of that ilk,
Other definitions for ilk (2 of 2)
Origin of ilk
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British Dictionary definitions for ilk (1 of 2)
ilk1
/ (ɪlk) /
noun
a type; class; sort (esp in the phrase of that, his, her, etc, ilk)people of that ilk should not be allowed here
of that ilk Scot of the place of the same name: used to indicate that the person named is proprietor or laird of the place namedMoncrieff of that ilk
Word Origin for ilk
Old English ilca the same family, same kind; related to Gothic is he, Latin is, Old English gelīc like
usage for ilk
Although the use of ilk in the sense of sense 1 is sometimes condemned as being the result of a misunderstanding of the original Scottish expression of that ilk, it is nevertheless well established and generally acceptable
British Dictionary definitions for ilk (2 of 2)
ilk2
ilka (ˈɪlkə)
/ (ɪlk) /
determiner
Scot each; every
Word Origin for ilk
Old English ǣlc each (+ a 1)
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