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t'¹

  • [t̚]
  • [ʔ]
  • [ː]

Where it comes from

From Middle English that, from Old English þæt (“the, that”, neuter definite article and relative pronoun).

article t’

  1. Northern England Northern England form of the (most characteristic of Yorkshire, but also found in areas of Lancashire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire)
  2. Yorkshire, abbreviation Short for the (mostly in speech). Tunnels often feature in fictional journeys, so I will end with quotations from a fairly recent novel, Howard Spring's "Fame is the Spur", published in 1940, in which there is a journey from Manchester to Bradford via the Calder Valley route: "Ay, we're going through Todmorden. We'll soon be in t' t

t'²

  • [t̚]
  • [ʔ]
  • [ː]

Where it comes from

Contraction.

preposition

  1. abbreviation, apocopic Apocopic form of to But more particulary that, / Where Lady was to wear a Hat; / And lay the Enſigns of their pride; / Their Silken Ornaments aſide; / Which would have been a wholſome Act, / T' encourage Woolen Manufact; […]

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"t'." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/t'. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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t'. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/t'

Chicago

"t'." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/t'.

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@misc{t_2026,
  title = {t'},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/t'},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}