syne
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syne or syn1 (səɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adv, —prep, —conj | |
| a Scot word for since | |
| [C14: probably related to Old English sīth since] | |
| syn or syn1 | |
| —adv, —prep, —conj | |
| [C14: probably related to Old English sīth since] | |
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Syne
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| syne or (Scot) synd2 (səɪn) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to rinse; wash out |
| —n | |
| 2. | a rinse |
| [C14: of uncertain origin] | |
| synd or (Scot) synd2 | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C14: of uncertain origin] | |
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syne
as in Burns' poem "Auld Lang Syne" (1788) is recorded from c.1300, Scot. form of since (q.v.), without the adverbial genitive inflection.
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