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'n

/n/

'n is the nonstandard spelling of 'n'.

'n is the contraction of than.

'n is the contraction of when.

'n is the alternative form of 'un.

'n is the contraction of in.

Meaning of than

Conjunction

than

  1. Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
    • Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.2013 July 20, “Old Soldiers?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845
  2. (dialectal, obsolete, usually) Because; for.
    • If thou say yes, then puttest thou on Christ (that is, the wisdome of God, the Father) unkunning, unpower, or euil will: for than he could not make his rule so good as an other did his.1854, Reformation series

See all 7 meanings of than

Meaning of when

Conjunction

when

  1. At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
    • Pavlov's dogs salivate when [i.e. at any and every time that] they hear a bell.
  2. During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
    • They dream when [i.e. during the time that] they sleep.
    Synonyms:
    while
  3. At what time; at which time.
    • I am here till Friday, when [i.e. at which time] I leave for Senegal.
  4. Since; given the fact that; considering that.
    • I don't see the point of putting up Christmas decorations when I am the only person who is going to see them.
    Synonyms:
    given that
  5. Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.
    • You're picking at your scabs when you should be letting them heal.
    Synonyms:
    but, where, whereas

See all 15 meanings of when

Forms of 'n

plural'ns

Origin of 'n

Contraction of and.

Phrases with 'n

Questions about 'n

What is 'n the nonstandard spelling of?
'n is the nonstandard spelling of 'n'.
How do you pronounce 'n?
'n is pronounced /n/.

Words near 'n in the dictionary

  1. 'mum
  2. 'mums
  3. 'murica
  4. 'murican
  5. 'Murikkka
  6. 'n
  7. 'n'
  8. 'nad
  9. 'nads
  10. 'nam
  11. 'Namgis

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: 'n (page history and authors); than (page history and authors); when (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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