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Elk vs Ilk - What's the difference?

elk | ilk |

As nouns the difference between elk and ilk

is that elk is the largest member of the deer family (Alces alces); a moose while ilk is a type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

As an adjective ilk is

very; same.

elk

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (British) The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces ); a moose.
  • (North America) The common wapiti (Cervus canadensis ); the second largest member of the deer family, smaller only than a moose. Elk never have flat antlers; moose do.

    • Synonyms

    * (Cervus candensis) wapiti * (Alces alces) moose

    Anagrams

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    ilk

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ilke

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (Scotland, and, Northern England) Very; same.
    • (Spenser)

    Usage notes

    Used following a person’s name to show that he lives in a place of the same name, eg Johnstone of that ilk'' means ''Johnstone of Johnstone .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
  • *
    • "Hinkydink” or “Bathhouse John,” or others of that ilk , were proprietors of the most notorious dives in Chicago

    Usage notes

    * In modern use, ilk'' is used in phrases such as ''of his ilk'', (of that ilk), to mean ‘type’ or ‘sort.’ The use arose out of a misunderstanding of the earlier, Scottish use in the phrase ''of that ilk , where it means ‘of the same name or place.’ For this reason, some traditionalists regard the modern use as incorrect. It is, however, the only common current use and is now part of standard English.

    Synonyms

    * kind * likes * sort * type

    Derived terms

    * of that ilk

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