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Dictionary: won1   (wŭn, wōn) pronunciation
intr.v. Archaic, wonned, won·ning, wons.
To dwell or abide.

[Middle English wonen, from Old English wunian.]


won2 (wôn) pronunciation
n., pl., won.
A basic unit of currency in North Korea and South Korea.

[Korean.]


won3 (wŭn) pronunciation
v.
Past tense and past participle of win.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To have done better than anyone else at a game or in a contest in the past.

pronunciation I bought a million lottery tickets. I won a dollar. — Steven Wright (1955-), Canadian comedian.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the basic unit of money in South Korea
  Synonym: South Korean won

Meaning #2: the basic unit of money in North Korea
  Synonym: North Korean won


The adjective won has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not subject to defeat
  Antonym: lost (meaning #4)


 
 
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