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inroads
We have found lemma(root) word of inroads : inroad.
Definitions
[ˈɪnrəʊd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an instance of something being encroached on or reduced by something else
(e.g: the firm is beginning to make inroads into the UK market)
- a hostile attack; a raid
(e.g: the inroads and cross-border raiding of the Grahams)
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Origin
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mid 16th century (in inroad): from in + road (from an early use in the sense ‘riding’)
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