"c'min" meaning in English

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Contraction

Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} c'min, {{en-cont}} c'min
  1. (informal) Come in. Tags: contraction, informal Related terms: c'mere, c'mon
    Sense id: en-c'min-en-contraction-n3XUkp~q

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          "ref": "1973, Leo Simpson, The Peacock Papers: A Novel, Canada: Macmillan, page 206",
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