Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in point]
- /ɪn pɔɪnt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in point]
- /ɪn pɔɪnt/
Definitions of in point words
- noun in point a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. 1
- noun in point a projecting part of anything: A point of land juts into the bay. 1
- noun in point a tapering extremity: the points of the fingers. 1
- noun in point something having a sharp or tapering end: a pen point. 1
- noun in point a pointed tool or instrument, as an etching needle. 1
- noun in point a stone implement with a tapering end found in some Middle and Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic cultures and used primarily for hunting. 1
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Origin of in point
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English point(e); partly < Old French point dot, mark, place, moment < Latin pūnctum, noun use of neuter past participle of pungere to prick, stab (cf. pungent); partly < Old French pointe sharp end < Medieval Latin pūncta, noun use of Latin: feminine of past participle of pungere; (v.) Middle English pointen; partly derivative of the noun, partly < Middle French pointer, derivative of pointe (noun)
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Parts of speech for In point
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
in point popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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