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with·in (wit̸h in′, wit̸h-)

adverb

  1. in or into the interior; on the inside; internally
  2. indoors
  3. inside the body, mind, heart, etc.; inwardly

Etymology: ME withinne < OE withinnan < with, with + innan, within, into < in, in

  1. in the inner part of; inside
  2. not beyond in distance, time, degree, range, scope, etc. within a mile, withinone's experience
  3. inside the limits of within the law

noun

the inside or the interior

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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