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Ir

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. Irish.


Ir 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. iridium.


IR 3 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.


ir- 4 American  
  1. variant of in- (by assimilation) before r: irradiate.


ir- 5 American  
  1. variant of in- (by assimilation) before r: irreducible.


Ir. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Ireland.

  2. Irish.


I.R. 7 American  

abbreviation

  1. immediate reserve.

  2. infantry reserve.

  3. intelligence ratio.

  4. internal revenue.


IR 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. infrared

  2. (formerly, in Britain) Inland Revenue

  3. Iran (international car registration)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ir. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Ireland

  2. Irish

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ir 3 British  

symbol

  1. iridium

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ir- 4 British  

prefix

  1. a variant of in- 1 in- 2

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ir 5 British  

abbreviation

  1. Iran

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 Nov. 25, 2025

“The Jewish settlers tried and failed time and time again but this time, they’ve succeeded,” said Aviv Tatarsky, of Ir Amim, an anti-settlement advocacy group.

From Seattle Times Jun. 27, 2023

Israel’s emergency service said that it received a report of the shooting in Ma’alot Ir David, an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem, at 10:42 a.m. on Saturday.

From Washington Post Jan. 28, 2023

Although he did not specify which projects he had in mind, Ir Amim, a private group tracking settlements in East Jerusalem, said he was probably referring to projects in Gilo and Givat Hamatos.

From New York Times Dec. 26, 2016

"Ir was. This time my coin will champion Ser Loras."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

The Chargers coach did not clarify whether the injury was related to the high-ankle sprain that put Edwards on IR earlier this season.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 26, 2024

He was placed on IR with a hip injury four weeks ago.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2024

Dr Ulrich Schade, in charge of the beamline, and his team continue to develop the instruments to enable unique, state-of-the-art experimental techniques in IR spectroscopy.

From Science Daily Apr. 25, 2024

The Chiefs have a former Niners player from that game in receiver Richie Hames, along with defensive lineman Derrick Nnadi on IR, and Austin Reiter and Mike Pennel on the practice squad.

From Seattle Times Jan. 30, 2024

"IR can't get through sand any better than visible light."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

It becomes il- before l; im- before b, m, and p; ir- before r.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

NOTE.—The forms il-, im-, and ir- are euphonic variations of in-.

From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by William Swinton

This prefix thus appears as am-, an-, em-, en-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, as ambush, anoint, embrace, enclose, illude, immure, include, irritate.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

During all this time the pris- 431:6 oner attended to his daily labors, partaking of food at ir-         regular intervals, sometimes going to sleep immediately         after a heavy meal.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy

The line of breakers ran for about a mile from southwest to northeast, and two hundred fathoms to the north of the ship an ir- regular mass of rocks formed a small islet.

From The Survivors of the Chancellor by Jules Verne

And some of the new Republican Senators, notably Maryland's Charles McCurdy Mathias Ir. and Pennsylvania's Richard Schweiker, will add strength to the growing group of G.O.P. progressives.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the Gael. and Ir. ban, white, we may probably find the meaning of the following.

From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson

AS. breac rheum, broc sickness, Ir. bracha corruption.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

Ir. blocan a little block, Gael. plocan a mallet, W. plocyn, dim. of ploc block; or perh. connected with E. blow a stroke.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

Thus we find Ir. corcur, “purple,” casc, “Easter”; cenciges, “Whitsuntide”; cruimther, “presbyter.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officers, identified only as I.R. and F.H., detained Zaitsev on Tuesday morning, pursuant to an administrative arrest warrant, according to an affidavit filed with a criminal complaint in federal court.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2025

“Certification connotes a degree of certitude that isn’t at all possible in the gold industry, especially in Brazil,” said David Soud, an analyst at I.R.

From Seattle Times Jan. 12, 2022

Source: Ian Gilyeat, founder and chief marketing officer at I.R.

From Inc Nov. 6, 2012

“He’s not going to be on I.R. at this point, so nothing’s ruled out,” Fox said.

From Washington Post Aug. 18, 2011

Torn triceps landed the 34-year-old Williams on I.R. last September, and knee problems dogged him before that.

From New York Times Jul. 7, 2010

The loss of sea ice contributes to global warming as the bright white surface makes ir replaced by darker ocean water, which absorbs more sunlight and retains heat.

From Barron's Mar. 11, 2026

My cousin said, “Ya te puedes ir a dormir, Grandma.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 26, 2021

The fact is that Carter thinks the press is ir responsible.

From Time Magazine Archive

A tightly knit organization was ir possible in the South, but in the North discipline was the key to survival.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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