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inbuilt

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Existing as an essential constituent; built-in; inherent; integral.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity
  • a constitutional inability to tell the truth

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: built-in, constitutional, inherent, integral

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English built English inbuilt From in- + built.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: вграден (vgraden) — Existing as an essential constituent