"’twere" meaning in Anglais

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Verb

IPA: \twɚ\, \twə\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-'twere.wav
  1. Contraction de it were. C’était, il était. Tags: archaic, poetic Form of: il
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ’tis, ’twas
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