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an'

/æn//ən/[n̩]

A form of and — Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.

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Meanings

conjunction

abbreviationcontractionothersContraction of and.
The smart girl an' the silly boy.
2 more examples
She'll be ridin' an' comin' up soon.
Old Georgie's path an' mine crossed more times'n I'm comfy mem'ryin', an' after I'm died^([sic]), no saying' what that fangy devil won't try an' do to me . . . so gimme some mutton an' I'll tell you 'bout our first meetin'.
2004, David Mitchell, “Sloosha's Crossin' an' Ev'rythin' After”, in Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN, page 239

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Rhymes with an'

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Cite this entry

APA

an'. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/an'

MLA

“an'.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/an'. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “an',” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/an'.

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