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wont

UK/wʌnt/ US/wəʊnt/ fairly common

noun

1.

an established custom

  • “it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening”
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2.

a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition

  • “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”
  • “long use had hardened him to it”
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Origin

From Middle English wont, from Old English ġewunod, past participle of ġewunian (“to be accustomed to, dwell”), the noun sense possibly arising via conflation of wone (“custom, habit, practice”) and the adjective wont. Compare German Low German Gewohnte (“custom, habit”), Dutch gewoonte, Swedish van. Likely related to wone, wonder, wean, and win.

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