"'twon't" meaning in English

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Contraction

Forms: ’twon’t [canonical]
Etymology: ’twill + -n’t or ’t + won’t Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|’twill|n't|alt2=n’t}} ’twill + -n’t, {{m|en|’t}} ’t, {{m|en|won’t}} won’t Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=’twon’t}} ’twon’t
  1. (archaic) Contraction of it will not. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction Alternative form of: it will not

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