an

I

[[t]ən[/t]] when stressed [[t]æn[/t]]

indefinite article.

fun use

the form of a I before an initial vowel sound(an arch; an honor) and sometimes, esp. in British English, before an initial unstressed syllable beginning with a silent or weakly pronounced h:

an historian[/ex]

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Etymology: bef. 950; ME; OE ān one usage: See a I . II

an

[[t]ən[/t]] when stressed [[t]æn[/t]] prep.

use

the form of a before an initial vowel sound:

14 dollars an ounce; 55 miles an hour[/ex]

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usage: See per III

an

or an' [[t]ən[/t]] when stressed [[t]æn[/t]] 'n, 'n' conj.

1) fun Pron. Spelling

and

2) fun archaic

if

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Etymology: 1125–75; ME, unstressed phonetic var. of and