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vppon

vppon is the obsolete 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 vppon

What is vppon the obsolete spelling of?
Vppon is the obsolete spelling of upon.

Words near vppon in the dictionary

  1. VPop
  2. VPOTUS
  3. VPOTUSes
  4. VPP
  5. VPPA
  6. vppon
  7. vpright
  8. VPS
  9. VPSO
  10. VPSOs
  11. VPU

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vppon (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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