'n'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "n"

English

Alternative forms

• ’n (nonstandard)
• n’ (nonstandard)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ən/

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Conjunction

'n'

1. (colloquial) Contraction of and; used mainly in a few set phrases.

Derived terms

• dead 'n' buried
• drill 'n' bass
• drum 'n' bass
• rock 'n' roll
• pick 'n' mix
• fish 'n' chips
• salt 'n' shake
• mac 'n' cheese
• pork 'n' beans
• drag 'n' drop
• rake 'n' scrape
• hook 'n' kill

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Ligurian

Etymology

From ùnn-a (“a, an”, article), with apheresis and apocope.

Article

'n'

1. a, an (female)

   'n'amiga ― a [female] friend