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Word entry · 3 letters

own

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"Admit, with "up""

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /əʊn/Part of speech adjective, verbSorted nowStarts with OEnds with N8 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Belonging to oneself

Word origin

From Middle English aȝen, owen, from Old English āgen (“own, proper, peculiar”), originally the past participle of āgan; from Proto-West Germanic *aigan (“own”), from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz (“own”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- (“to have, possess”).

Used in a sentence

  • The fathers shall not bee put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: euery man shall be put to death for his owne sinne.
  • Prospero: Fairely ſpoke ; / Sit then, and talke with her, ſhe is thine owne ;
  • When we move into the new house, the kids will each have their own bedroom.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer8 curated clues

01Admit, with "up"3 letters
02Claim as yours3 letters
03Have as one's property3 letters
04Have as property3 letters
05Have title to3 letters
06Hold title to3 letters
07Possess legally3 letters
08Admit3 letters

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