adjective
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
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for your own use
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do your own thing
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she makes her own clothes
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`ain' is Scottish
• Syn: ↑own
• Similar to: ↑personal
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I. \\ˈān\ adjective or nounEtymology: Middle English (northern dialect) an, from Old English ān — more at one
chiefly Scotland : one
II. adjective
Etymology: probably from Old Norse eiginn — more at own
dialect Britain : own
III.
variant of ayin
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/ayn/, adj. Scot.
own.
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ain /ān/ (Scot)
adjective
Own
ORIGIN: ON eiginn or OE ǣgen a variant of āgen
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ain «ayn», adjective. Scottish.
1. one.
2. own.
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ainUseful english dictionary. 2012.