ir-

¹ American  

1. variant of in- (by assimilation) before r: irradiate.

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ir- ² American  

1. variant of in- (by assimilation) before r: irreducible.

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Ir ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Irish.

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Ir ⁴ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. iridium.

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IR ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. infrared.

2. Football, Ice Hockey. injured reserve.

   Ending up on the IR so close to the end of the regular season may keep him off the ice for the entire Stanley Cup playoffs.

3. intelligence ratio.

4. information retrieval.

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Ir. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Ireland.

2. Irish.

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I.R. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. immediate reserve.

2. infantry reserve.

3. intelligence ratio.

4. internal revenue.

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IR ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. infrared

2. (formerly, in Britain) Inland Revenue

3. Iran (international car registration)

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Ir. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Ireland

2. Irish

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Ir ³ British  

symbol

1. iridium

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ir- ⁴ British  

prefix

1. a variant of in- 1 in- 2

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ir ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. Iran

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Example Sentences

“Arbet ir in teater?” he said once, and then again when Boaz stared at him blankly.

From Literature

“Ir kenen nisht tsutroyen im,” she said, her voice low.

From Literature

The demolition was "carried out without prior notice, despite the fact that a meeting was scheduled" on Monday to discuss steps to legalise the structure, the Israeli human rights groups Ir Amin and Bimkom said in a statement, calling it the largest demolition of 2025.

From Barron's

Ignacio Rodriguez, founder and chief executive of IR Architects, is currently building 16 custom homes for families in the Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times

Aviv Tatarsky, a researcher at the Israeli anti-settlement organisation Ir Amim, said no official Israeli statement linked the demolition and evacuation notices in Al-Eizariya to the E1 project.

From Barron's