English

isn't

/ˈɪz.ənt/
Something or someone that is defined by the lack of the characteristic being discussed.

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    From is + -n't.

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    • partEnglishis “Used in phrases with existential there (also here and where) when the semantic subject is plural.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishis
        • inheritedOld Englishis
          • inheritedProto-West Germanic*ist
          • inheritedProto-West Germanic*īs
    • partEnglish-n't “Negates the meaning of the clause in which it occurs.”
      • derivedEnglishnot “Negates the meaning of the modified verb.”
        • inheritedMiddle Englishnot
          • derivedMiddle Englishnought

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