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inn

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1. inn - Noun

2. inn - Verb

3. inn - Adverb

4. Inn - Proper noun

Meaning

A place of shelter; hence, dwelling; habitation; residence; abode.

A house for the lodging and entertainment of travelers or wayfarers; a tavern; a public house; a hotel.

The town residence of a nobleman or distinguished person; as, Leicester Inn.

One of the colleges (societies or buildings) in London, for students of the law barristers; as, the Inns of Court; the Inns of Chancery; Serjeants' Inns.

To take lodging; to lodge.

To house; to lodge.

To get in; to in. See In, v. t.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A life without a holiday is like a long journey without an inn to rest at. Democritus

The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the possession of our being. Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows. Gaston Bachelard

Whoe'er has travell'd life's dull round, Where'er his stages may have been, May sigh to think he still has found The warmest welcome at an inn. William Shenstone

Courage cannot be bought at the inn. Corsican Proverb

Follow the road and you will reach an inn. Portuguese Proverb

The world is the traveller's inn. Afghan Proverb

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