"which've" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /ˈwɪt͡ʃəv/ [US], /ˈʍɪt͡ʃəv/ [US]
Etymology: which + -'ve Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|which|'ve}} which + -'ve Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} which've, {{en-cont}} which've
  1. Contraction of which have. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: which have
    Sense id: en-which've-en-contraction-9c3deJDU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -'ve

Download JSON data for which've meaning in English (1.4kB)

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      "tags": [
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