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Word: Instinct
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘instigation, impulse’): from Latin instinctus ‘impulse’, from the verb instinguere, from in- ‘towards’ + stinguere ‘to prick’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɪnstɪŋ(k)t
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour in animals in response to certain stimuli
Short Definition:innate pattern of behaviour
Examples:- the homing instinct
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