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yean

[yeen]

verb (used without object)

  1. (of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.



yean

/ Âá¾±Ë²Ô /

verb

  1. (of a sheep or goat) to give birth to (offspring)

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of yean1

1375–1425; late Middle English yenen, probably continuing Old English *²µ±ðŧ²¹²Ô¾±²¹²Ô to bring forth young, equivalent to ge- y- + ŧ²¹²Ô¾±²¹²Ô to yean, akin to Latin agnus, Greek á³¾²Ô´Ç²õ lamb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of yean1

Old English geŧ²¹²Ô¾±²¹²Ô; related to Dutch oonen to bring forth young, Latin agnus lamb; see ewe
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Example Sentences

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One concern is that the massive outbreaks could generate new, potentially vaccine resistant variants of the virus, “leading to knock-on virus surges across the globe, China’s reopening could still mark a positive step over the long run in light of past global attempts in bringing virus cases under control,†Yean Jun Rong of IG said in a commentary.

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Ricky Yean, the chief executive of Flow Club, has called his company “basically Peloton for co-working.â€

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The company does not record sessions, and Yean said they worked to “foster a respectful community overall,†using a sort of opt-in model—users can be as specific or vague as they wish about their tasks, and are able to choose whether to publicly share info like their last names, employers, or cities.

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Ricky Yean, the co-founder and CEO of Flow Club, told me via email that the platform employs standard technical practices like SSL to protect user security.

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That data, Yean said, is stored for 21 days and used for “debugging purposes only.â€

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When To Use

What else does yean mean?

Yean was once a verb for when a sheep or goat gives birth to a lamb or kid. That sense of yean, first recorded around 1375–1425, is now obsolete.Today, yean is a pronunciation spelling—like wanna or finna—of the phrase you ain’t even in Black English, especially in the South. Yean heard about yean?!What are some other words related to yean?finnatrynaissaelisioncontractionreduction

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