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indoors

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English

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Etymology

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From in +‎ doors, originally two words, representing earlier within doors.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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indoors (not comparable)

  1. Inside, into, or within a building.
    We stayed indoors to avoid the brutal heat.
    We went indoors when it started to rain.

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Noun

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indoors

  1. The interior of a building; the space inside buildings generally.
    I prefer the indoors to the outdoors.

References

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  1. ^ indoors, adv.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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