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mayn't
[ mey-uhnt, meynt ]
/ ˈmeɪ ənt, meɪnt /
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How to use mayn't in a sentence
It tossed its white mane after circling three times between air and sky, made straight for the Island-where-you-mayn't-go.
The Magic City|Edith Nesbit
British Dictionary definitions for mayn't
mayn't
/ (ˈmeɪənt, meɪnt) /
contraction of
may not
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