Meanings
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contraction
a contraction of they will or, less commonly, they shall
They'll meet us outside the station after the last train arrives.
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Synonyms
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contraction
· a contraction of they will...
they willthey shall
Word family
Etymology
A contraction of they + will or shall. The apostrophe marks the omitted letters, while ordinary speech reduces the phrase to a single syllable.