English Explanatory Dictionary

-n't

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Negates the meaning of the clause in which it occurs.

Pronunciation

/(ə)nt/

Word forms

-n't -'nt

Etymology

Univerbation of not and some preceding words (see usage notes) and following elision of medial vowel, or univerbation of n't and some preceding words. Compare n't.

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