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ilk

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pronoun \ˈilk\

Definition of ILK

chiefly Scottish
: same —used with that especially in the names of landed families

Origin of ILK

Middle English, from Old English ilca, from *i- that, the same (akin to Gothic is he, Latin, he, that) + *lik- form (whence Old English līc body) — more at iterate, like
First Known Use: before 12th century

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