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   What does ilk mean in English?

   • Centuries ago a misunderstanding arose concerning the Scots phrase: it was interpreted as meaning "of that kind or sort," a usage that found its way into modern English. Ilk has been established in English with its current meaning and part of speech since the late 18th century.

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   Where does the word Ilke come from?

   • From Middle English ilke, from Old English ilca, from Proto-Germanic *ilīkaz, a compound of *iz and *-līkaz from the noun *līką (“body”). The sense of “type”, “kind” is from the application of the phrase ‘ of that ilk ’ to families: the word thus came to mean ‘ family ’. But they would long to have someone of their own ilk to be alongside.

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   What does 'the ilk' mean in Scots?

   • That ilk is synonymous with same, and persists in Scots where it's used in the phrase of that ilk, meaning "of the same place, territorial designation, or name." It is used chiefly in reference to the names of land-owning families and their eponymous estates, as in "the Guthries of that ilk," which means "the Guthries of Guthrie."

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   What does it mean to talk about people or things of the same ilk?

   • If you talk about people or things of the same ilk, you mean people or things of the same type as a person or thing that has been mentioned. Finding and talking to others of your ilk is easy through online communities. It's secure and private – for a celebrity, sports star or someone of that ilk. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does ILCA mean in English?

   • Did you know? The Old English pronoun ilca is the predecessor of the modern noun ilk, but by way of a pronoun ilk that does not exist in most dialects of modern English. That ilk is synonymous with same, and persists in Scots where it's used in the phrase of that ilk, meaning "of the same place, territorial designation, or name."

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   What does Guthries of that ilk mean?

   • It is used chiefly in reference to the names of land-owning families and their eponymous estates, as in "the Guthries of that ilk," which means "the Guthries of Guthrie." Centuries ago a misunderstanding arose concerning the Scots phrase: it was interpreted as meaning "of that kind or sort," a usage that found its way into modern English.

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   Centuries ago a misunderstanding arose concerning the Scots phrase: it was interpreted as meaning "of that kind or sort," a usage that found its way into modern English. Ilk has been established in English with its current meaning and part of speech since the late 18th century.

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   Ilk is a certain type of person, usually a type you don't care for. The word is used in sentences like "I'm tired of you and your ilk! When you say "you and your ilk," you mean "you and everyone just like you." And that's not usually meant in a nice way.

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   Feb 28, 2022 · noun. Definition of ilk. Synonyms for ilk. The club attracts punk rockers and others of that ilk. And the fact that there really isn’t anything of this ilk here right now. — Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2022. In that sense, Dobbs was flagrant but only one of many dozens of cases of the same ilk.

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   ILK definition: 1. a particular type: 2. of that name; usually used when someone's family name has been mentioned…. Learn more.

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   If you talk about people or things of the same ilk, you mean people or things of the same type as a person or thing that has been mentioned. Finding and talking to others of your ilk is easy through online communities.

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   Ilk Definition. ĭlk. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Pronoun. Adjective. Filter. noun. Kind; sort; class. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. Wiktionary. Synonyms: like. same.

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   noun. a type; class; sort (esp in the phrase of that, his, her, etc, ilk ) people of that ilk should not be allowed here. 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.