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English word origin

Etymology of IP

Initialisms (see definitions).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

Initialism of intellectual property. · Initialism of Indigenous peoples. · Initialism of interpositive. · Initialism of innings pitched (“the statistic reporting the number of innings pitched by a pitcher”).

adj

Initialism of intraperitoneal.

name

Initialism of Internet Protocol. · Initialism of Ingress Protection Rating. · Initialism of International Paper.

phrase

Initialism of in possession.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Initialisms (see definitions).

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