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ilk

1

[ ilk ]

noun

  1. family, class, or kind:

    he and all his ilk.



adjective

ilk

2

[ ilk ]

pronoun

adjective

  1. each; every.

ilk

1

/ ɪ±ô°ì /

noun

  1. a type; class; sort (esp in the phrase of that, his, her, etc, ilk )

    people of that ilk should not be allowed here

  2. of that ilk
    of the place of the same name: used to indicate that the person named is proprietor or laird of the place named

    Moncrieff of that ilk

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ilk

2

/ ɪ±ô°ì; ˈɪ±ô°ìÉ™ /

determiner

  1. each; every
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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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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of ilk1

before 900; Middle English ilke, Old English ilca (pronoun) the same, equivalent to demonstrative i (cognate with Gothic is he, Latin is that) + a reduced form of ±ôÄ«³¦ like 1; which, such

Origin of ilk2

before 900; Middle English ilk, north variant of ilch, Old English ylc (pronoun) each
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of ilk1

Old English ilca the same family, same kind; related to Gothic is he, Latin is, Old English ge±ôÄ«³¦ like

Origin of ilk2

Old English Ç£±ô³¦ each (+ a 1)
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. of that ilk,
    1. (in Scotland) of the same family name or place:

      Ross of that ilk, i.e., Ross of Ross.

    2. of the same class or kind.
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That “Death of Unicorn†opens the exact same way as other films of its ilk do isn’t the greatest vote of confidence for the film as it is.

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Still, even this glossy set of petty tyrants can recognize a creep and a phony in their ranks, sussing which one of their ilk is showing off their veneers for a half-second too long.

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Sure, that might be what Yarvin and his ilk want; they think an isolated, weakened Europe is a good thing.

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“Severance†is so good because, like other notable television shows of the same ilk, it is meticulous.

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What's most striking here is the totalizing theory detailed in Project 2025 that America is hopelessly "woke," and that most Americans have been consumed by what Vought and his ilk see as secular decadence.

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