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adv

een

een
adv
1
A dialectal shortening of "even," used in older or regional English.
"He wouldn't een look at me."
noun
1
A dialectal or poetic word for "evening."
"They gathered by the fire come een."

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In plain EnglishAn old-fashioned or dialect shortening of "even" or "evening," mostly seen in older literature and Scots dialect.

Word Forms

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Etymology

A worn-down, contracted form of the word "even."

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