Linguistic competence is inborn, not acquired.
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Inborn
/ˈɪn.bɔːn/
Synonyms for "inborn" (95 found)
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Adjective(5 words)
Noun(2 words)
adjective of origincongenital malformation
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Related words (47)
Adjective(25 words)
innate qualityinnate talentinstinctive responseinstinctive urgeinstinctual lifeintrinsicintrinsic forceintrinsic propertyintrinsic qualitynative reference booknative referencesnative termnativisticnaturalnatural affinitynatural attributenatural benefitsnatural capacitationnatural curiositynatural lake
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natural phenomenanatural phenomenonnatural processesnatural reasoningnatural substance
Noun(9 words)
instinctive behaviorinstinctive natureinstinctive reactionintrinsic tongue musclesmost instinctivemost natural systemnative reference entrynatural system conceptportuguese hereditário
Determiner(1 words)
most animal instinct
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4 entriesgenetic traitinborn abilityinnate talentnatural gift
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6 entriesinborn abilityinborn talentinborn traitinnate abilityinnate talentnatural gift
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2 entriesmore inbornmost inborn
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3 entriesSample sentences
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One's success in life has little to do with one's inborn gift.
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There is only one inborn error, and that is the notion that we exist in order to be happy.
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inborn talent
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