iffen

I1F4F4E1N1

A form of if — Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; suppositive used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false.

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Meanings

conjunction

alternative ifen · alternative if'n

  1. nonstandardNonstandard form of if.

    “Itʼs burninʼ hot as iffen the house was caught on fire.”

    1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 58

Origin

* see if'n

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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