Definition of 'ilk'
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ilk in British English 1
▶ USAGE 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
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Word origin
Old English ilca the same family, same kind; related to Gothic is he, Latin is, Old English gelīc like
Word Frequency
ilk in American English 1
adjective
noun
2.
kind; sort; class
only in of that (or his, her, etc.) ilk, of the same sort or class: from a misunderstanding of the phrase of that ilk as used in Scotland to mean “of the same name (as the place he owns or from which
he comes)” [MacDonald of that ilk (i.e., MacDonald of MacDonald)] and often used disparaginglyWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin
Scot dial. < ME ilke < OE ilca, same; prob. < *ī-līca < ī-, lit., the + -lica, like: see like1Word Frequency
ilk in American English 2
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Word Frequency
ilk in American English 1
(ɪlk)
adjective
3.
same
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Word origin
[bef. 900; ME ilke, OE ilca (pronoun) the same, equiv. to demonstrative i (c. Goth is he, L is that) + a reduced form of līc like1; cf. which, such]Word Frequency
ilk in American English 2
(ɪlk chiefly Scot)
pronoun
1.
each
adjective
2.
each; every
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Word origin
[bef. 900; ME ilk, north var. of ilch, OE ylc (pronoun) each]Examples of 'ilk' in a sentence
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