"'un" meaning in English

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Pronoun

IPA: /ʌn/ Forms: 'uns [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌn Etymology: The apostrophe is not justified historically: this word preserves an original pronunciation of one without an initial /w/; see one for more. Etymology templates: {{m|en|one}} one, {{m|en|one}} one Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||plural|'uns|||||||||||||||head=}} 'un (plural 'uns), {{en-pron|plural|'uns}} 'un (plural 'uns)
  1. (colloquial) One (a thing). Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-'un-en-pron--nIZ8P6w Categories (other): English pronouns Disambiguation of English pronouns: 50 50
  2. (colloquial, facetious or Cornwall) One (a person). Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-'un-en-pron-8Fn5Woh8 Categories (other): Cornish English, English pronouns Disambiguation of English pronouns: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 'n, un, 'in(s) Synonyms (in some compounds, e.g. youngin, youins): in(s) [uncommon]
Disambiguation of 'in some compounds, e.g. youngin, youins': 50 50 Derived forms: goodun, green 'un, li'l 'un, lil' 'un, lil'un, pink 'un, thick-un, thissun, wrong 'un, young'un, you-uns

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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