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better'n

better'n contraction: better than.

Contraction

better'n

  1. (contraction) better than
    • You’ve been mighty good to me, boys—better’n anybody else in this town.1876, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter XXIII, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 183

Questions about better'n

What does better'n mean?
Better'n means better than.
What part of speech is better'n?
Better'n is a contraction.

Words near better'n in the dictionary

  1. better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
  2. better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness
  3. better to light one candle than to curse the darkness
  4. better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness
  5. better versed
  6. better'n
  7. better-aimed
  8. better-appointed
  9. better-behaved
  10. better-brought-up
  11. better-built

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