cap'n
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cap'n¹
- /ˈkæpn̩/ US
- [ˈkæʔm̩] US
noun cap'ns
- Contraction of captain used as a title Aye aye, cap'n!
Cap'n²
noun Cap'ns
- Contraction of Captain The cynical assert that Cap'ns Edwards and Felix and the rest of them don't know a bull whale when they see one, and that the chances are that Father Whale is the missing member of the family.
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Talk about this word "cap'n." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cap'n. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cap'n. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cap'n "cap'n." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cap'n.
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@misc{cap_n_2026,
title = {cap'n},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cap'n},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
