trueborn
trueborn · more trueborn · most trueborn
Genuinely by birth; legitimateGenuinely by birth; legitimate.
UK/ˈtɹuː.bɔːn/US/ˈtɹuː.boɹn/
» Tom is a trueborn Bostonian.
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1 sensesGenuinely by birth; legitimate.
Examples
3 sentencesTom is a trueborn Bostonian.
Ali is a trueborn Istanbulite.
Tom is the trueborn son of the King and the rightful heir to the throne.
Origin
From true + born.From true + born.
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Forms
more trueborn, most trueborn| Comparative | more trueborn Lesson |
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| Superlative | most trueborn Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.