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   inn

   /ɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a pub, typically one in the country, in some cases providing accommodation: "the Swan Inn"
   • ▪ a house providing accommodation, food, and drink, especially for travellers: "we should find an inn for the night"

   Word Origin Old English (in the sense ‘dwelling place, lodging’): of Germanic origin; related to in. In Middle English the word was used to translate Latin hospitium (see hospice), denoting a house of residence for students: this sense is preserved in the names of some buildings formerly used for this purpose, notably Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn, two of the Inns of Court (see Inn of Court). The current sense dates from late Middle English.

   Scrabble Points: 3

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