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Definitions for 'twas
twʌz, twɒz; unstressed twəz'twas

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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 'Twas

    twoz, contraction of it was.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of 'twas in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of 'twas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of 'twas in a Sentence

  1. Saadi:

    From the Gulistan Be not over much angry with thy slave; Treat him not unjustly, and pain not his feelings. True, thou mayst have bought him for ten direms; But 'twas not by thy power that he was created. There is a tradition of the Prophet--peace be upon him!--that on the day of the resurrection the greatest grief will be when the pious slave is carried to Paradise, and his worthless master is borne away to Hell.

  2. Walter Scott:

    Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale; 'twas Christmas told the merriest tale; a Christmas gambol oft could cheer the poor man's heart through half the year.

  3. Tiffany Haddish:

    Twas the night before Christmas and 2020 had been wrecked.

  4. William Shakespeare:

    Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls Who steals my purse steals trash 'tis something, nothing 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.

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