"y'" meaning in English

See y' in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /jə/
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  1. (informal, dialect, subject pronoun) you; ya; ye. Tags: dialectal, informal, pronoun, subjective Derived forms: y'all, y'know Translations (informal second-person pronoun): t’ (French)
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