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| ain't |
(informal) a contraction of "am not," "is not," "are not," "have not," or "has not." |
| contraction |
When we say things like "don't" or "I'm" or "can't," we are using what we call contractions. Contractions let us put two words together so we can say or write them in a shorter way. "Don't" is a contraction of the two words "do" and "not." "I'm" is a contraction of the words "I" and "am." The little mark between the two words in a contraction is called an apostrophe. That mark tell us that something is missing. For example, in the contraction "I'm," the letter "a" of the word "am" is missing. |
| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. [1/2 definitions] |
| wanna |
contraction of "want to" used in some types of writing to reflect how the two words are often pronounced together in rapid, informal speech. |
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