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won

[wuhn]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

simple past tense and past participle of win.

won

[wuhn, woon, wohn]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

Archaic.

wonned, wonning

to dwell; abide; stay.

won

[won]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

won

a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.

won

/ ��ɒ�� /

noun

the standard monetary unit of North Korea, divided into 100 chon
the standard monetary unit of South Korea, divided into 100 chon

won

/ ��ʌ�� /

verb

the past tense of win 1

won

/ wʊn, wəʊn, ��ʌ�� /

verb

archaic��(intr) to live or dwell

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of won¹

before 900; Middle English wonen, Old English wunian; cognate with German wohnen; wont

Origin of won²

First recorded in 1915–20; from Korean ��ǒ��, Korean pronunciation of the Japanese character pronounced as en, yen “coin, round coin, yen,” from Middle Chinese wian “round, circular,” equivalent to Chinese ��á�� yuan

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of won¹

Korean ��å��

Origin of won²

Old English wunian to become accustomed to; related to _win ¹

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It helped seal Bath's first league title since 1996 and their third trophy of the season, having won the Premiership Rugby Cup and Challenge Cup.

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He dismissed suggestions not having previously won a major will affect the contenders.

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Bath added their first league title since 1996 to Premiership Rugby Cup and European Challenge Cup silverware won earlier this campaign.

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Strictly speaking, South Africa's men have won global events before.

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They have now won nine titles in the competition, which was expanded in 2021, while the Bulls have lost three finals in the five years they have appeared in the competition.

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