"iffen" meaning in English

See iffen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Etymology: * see if'n Head templates: {{en-con}} iffen
  1. Nonstandard form of if. Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: if Synonyms: ifen, if'n
    Sense id: en-iffen-en-conj-d9j5K6Nz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "* see if'n",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "iffen",
      "name": "en-con"
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "if"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 58",
          "text": "Itʼs burninʼ hot as iffen the house was caught on fire.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Nonstandard form of if."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "if",
          "if#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ifen"
        },
        {
          "word": "if'n"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "iffen"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "* see if'n",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "iffen",
      "name": "en-con"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "if"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English conjunctions",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nonstandard forms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 58",
          "text": "Itʼs burninʼ hot as iffen the house was caught on fire.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Nonstandard form of if."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "if",
          "if#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "if'n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iffen"
}

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