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ain¹

noun ains

  1. alternative Alternative form of ayin (“Semitic letter”).

ain²

  • /eːn/

Where it comes from

From (Scots) Middle English aȝen.

determiner

  1. Scotland Own; belonging to one. Bobby Shaftoe's bright and fair, Combing down his yellow hair, He's my ain for evermair, Bonny Bobby Shaftoe.

Ain³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Ain.

proper noun

  1. A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Bourg-en-Bresse (INSEE code 01).
  2. A river in the Jura and Ain departments, in eastern France, flowing from the Jura Mountains into the Rhône River.

AIN⁴

noun AINs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of anterior interosseous nerve

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Alternative Influence Network, a loose network of right-wing to far-right influencers on YouTube. The content creators in the AIN claim to provide an alternative media source for viewers to obtain news and political commentary, outside of legacy news outlets such as cable channels and print media.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: personal, own, akbari, ayn, ein, soph, appointed, ayin, nominated, rie, dey, eye, ina, records, bourg-en-bresse, allier

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@misc{ain_2026,
  title = {ain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}