in's

See also: ins, Ins, INS, îns, ins., Ins., -iņš, and Appendix:Variations of "ins"

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪnz/

Contraction

in's

  1. (obsolete) Contraction of in his.
    • 1699, Desiderius Erasmus, Twenty‐two Select Colloquies out of Erasmus Roterodamus, page #65:
      Let Theophilus ſpeak to that point ; for he’s never without Greek in’s Mouth.

Anagrams

German

Contraction

in's

  1. (proscribed) Alternative form of ins

Usage notes
  • According to the rules, prepositional contractions never take an apostrophe.
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