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What are contractions combining a base word and not?

You're looking for contractions that combine a base word with "not". Here are a few common examples:

* can't (cannot)

* won't (will not)

* isn't (is not)

* aren't (are not)

* wasn't (was not)

* weren't (were not)

* haven't (have not)

* hasn't (has not)

* hadn't (had not)

* don't (do not)

* doesn't (does not)

* didn't (did not)

* shouldn't (should not)

* wouldn't (would not)

* couldn't (could not)

* mustn't (must not)

These contractions are commonly used in informal writing and spoken English to simplify and shorten phrases.

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