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indoor

[in-dawr, -dohr]

Origin

adjective

occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors: indoor games.

Origin:
1705–15; aphetic variant of within-door, orig. phrase within (the) door, i.e., inside the house

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indoor (ˈɪnˌdɔː)

—*adj*
	of, situated in, or appropriate to the inside of a house or other building: an indoor tennis court; indoor amusements

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indoor

1711, from within door (opposed to outdoor); the form indoors is first attested 1799 in George Washington's writings.

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"As a man grows older, his ability to sit still and follow indoor occupations increases. He grows vespertinal in his habits as the evening of life approaches, till at last he comes forth only just before sundown, and gets all the walk that he requires in half an hour."

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