Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

'twa'n't

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: 't-wa'n't
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Pronunciation spelling of 'twasn't.

Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

"Then s’pose ’twa’n’t long afore he got tew likin’ her so well that he wanted her tew marry him,—honor bright, no sham, ner nothin’ privit’, but fair en square marriage,—en arter a good deal uv holdin’ back, en objectin’, en fearin’, she giv’ in tew this, tew;"
"I know’d then ’twa’n’t no time to try and save the silver;"
"No, Mis’ Hildreth, ’twa’n’t that she’d aged sence I’d seen her; besides, ’twa’n’t more’n a matter of seven or eight years sence she was visitin’ her ma’s folks in Thornton."

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What does 'twa'n't mean?: Pronunciation spelling of 'twasn't.

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