ne'er

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ne'er

/ˈnɛʔə/ UK
/nɛə/ UK
/ˈnɛʔɚ/ US
/nɛəɹ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛʔə(ɹ), -ɛə(ɹ)

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Contraction of never.

adverb ne're

abbreviation, contraction, dialectal, not comparable, poetic Contraction of never The foe had better ne’er been born that gets in “Stonewall’s Way.”

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"ne'er." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ne'er. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ne'er. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ne'er

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"ne'er." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ne'er.

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@misc{ne_er_2026,
  title = {ne'er},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ne'er},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}