Twas meaning

twŭz, twŏz, twəz when unstressed
It was.
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(archaic or poetic) It was.
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Contraction of it was.
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Twas is defined as an older English style of writing to mean it was.

An example of twas is the first word of the Night Before Christmas poem by Clement Clarke Moore.

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Common misspelling of 'twas.
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Twas Sentence Examples

  • loth to see ' t look rusty, ' cause ' twas his.

  • Twas the Night Before Christmas Board Game: How appropriate it will be to act out this holiday staple from Clement Clarke Moore.

  • Print out a copy of the poem, Twas the Night Before Christmas before the party.

  • If you are looking for some great social networking profiles highlighting the classic holiday poem Twas the Night Before Christmas, MySpace may have what you want.

  • Twas the Night Before Christmas, also called A Visit from St. Nicholas, was written by Clement Clarke Moore in 1822.

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