"'twouldn't" meaning in All languages combined

See 'twouldn't on Wiktionary

Contraction [English]

Forms: ’twouldn’t [canonical]
Etymology: ’twould + -n’t or 't + wouldn't Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|'twould|n't|alt1=’twould|alt2=n’t}} ’twould + -n’t Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=’twouldn’t}} ’twouldn’t, {{en-cont|head=’twouldn’t}} ’twouldn’t
  1. (archaic) Contraction of it would not. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction Alternative form of: it would not Synonyms: ’twou’dn’t [rare]

Alternative forms

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