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shan't

verb
SHANT/ʃænt/UKSHAHNT/ʃɑːnt/

1 meaning of shan't

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    verbarchaicCanadaIrelandNew ZealandUKabbreviationcontraction
    Contraction of shall not. It is mostly British and sounds old-fashioned in American English.

    I shan't be home until after dark.

    We shan't tell anyone your secret.

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Origin

A short way to say "shall not," made from "shall" plus "n't."