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Word inside
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˌɪnˈsaɪd / NAmE / ˌɪnˈsaɪd /
Example
  • the inside pages of a newspaper
  • an inside pocket
  • i was driving in the inside lane (= the part nearest the edge, not the middle of the road).
  • inside information
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inside

(adjective)BrE / ˌɪnˈsaɪd / NAmE / ˌɪnˈsaɪd /
  1. forming the inner part of something; not on the outside
    • the inside pages of a newspaper
    • an inside pocket
    • I was driving in the inside lane (= the part nearest the edge, not the middle of the road).
  2. known or done by somebody in a group or an organization
    • See related entries: Types of crime
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/types_of_crime/inside_3
    • inside information
    • Any newspaper would pay big money to get the inside story on her marriage.
    • The robbery appeared to have been an inside job.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (denoting the interior of the body): from in + side.
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