"Inner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Inners [plural]
Etymology: Capitalization of inner, from Middle English inner, ynner, ynnere, from Old English innera, comparative of inne (“within”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|inner}} Middle English inner, {{inh|en|ang|innera}} Old English innera, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*h₁en}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁en Head templates: {{en-noun}} Inner (plural Inners)
  1. (science fiction) An inhabitant of the inner planets of the Solar System Categories (topical): Celestial inhabitants, Science fiction Hypernyms: Solarian

Inflected forms

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