'twas

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, RP) IPA: /twɒz/
• (US, GenAm) IPA: /twʌz/

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Contraction

’twas

1. (archaic or poetic) it was
   • 1779, John Newton, “Amazing Grace”:

     ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, / […]

   • 1823, perhaps Clement Clarke Moore, “A Visit from St. Nicholas”:

     ’Twas the night before Christmas, […]

   • 1871, Lewis Carroll, “Jabberwocky”, in Through the Looking-Glass:

     ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; / […]

Derived terms

• ’twasn’t

See also

• ’tis

Anagrams

• ATWS, AWTs, swat, Swat, SWAT, taws, wast, wats, WSTA