"musta" meaning in English

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Verb

Etymology: Written form of a reduction of must have. Etymology templates: {{m|en|must have}} must have Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} musta, {{en-cont}} musta
  1. (colloquial) Contraction of must have. Wikipedia link: reduction (linguistics) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: must have Synonyms: must’ve Related terms: coulda, hadda, shoulda, woulda, mighta, oughta

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