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/ˌæˈnɔːn/a-NAWN
/ˌæˈnɔn/a-NAWN

Meaningin one

Common meaning: soon or later, in archaic use

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishon an‘in one’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsin one → at onceanon‘at once’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsat once → soon or later, in archaic useanon‘soon or later, in archaic use’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English on an ‘in one’.

Roots

  • on an Old English “in one”

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