inbuilt
adjective/ˈɪnbɪlt/
/ˈɪnbɪlt/
(also in-built)
[only before noun]- (also less frequent built-in)an inbuilt quality exists as an essential part of something/somebody
- His height gives him an inbuilt advantage over his opponent.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInbuilt is used with these nouns:- tendency
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- (also more frequent built-in)included as part of a device and not separate from it
- a camera with inbuilt microphone
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