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uppon

uppon is the archaic spelling of upon.

Meaning of upon

Preposition

upon

  1. (higher register or formal) alternative to on in most, though not all, prepositional uses.
    • A vase of flowers stood upon the table. — The painting hangs upon the wall. — All of the responsibility is upon him. — She plays upon a violin (or piano). — The lighthouse that you can see is upon the mainland. — He rested upon his elbows. — Tug upon the rope; push hard upon the door! — I stubbed...

Questions about uppon

What is uppon the archaic spelling of?
Uppon is the archaic spelling of upon.

Words near uppon in the dictionary

  1. upploughs
  2. uppluck
  3. upplucked
  4. upplucking
  5. upplucks
  6. uppon
  7. uppour
  8. uppoured
  9. uppouring
  10. uppours
  11. uppowoc

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Adapted from Wiktionary: uppon (page history and authors); upon (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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