slown
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Formed on the analogy of past participles like grown, shown, and thrown. Equivalent to slow + -n.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sləʊn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /sloʊn/
- Rhymes: -əʊn
Verb[edit]
slown
- (nonstandard) past participle of slow
- 2008 June 13, Fred Weston, "Irish government loses vote in EU referendum" marxist.com:
- The latest forecasts are that early this year this had slown to around 2%, but it could slow further as the Irish economy is heavily dependent on exports both to the USA and the rest of the European Union.
- 2012 July 13, Associated Press, “Chinese economy hits three-year low”, in The Guardian, London:
- China's economic growth has slown down for eight quarters, the longest slowdown since the government began reporting such data in 1992, according Yu Bin, a cabinet researcher.
- 2008 June 13, Fred Weston, "Irish government loses vote in EU referendum" marxist.com: