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Definition of wont adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

wont

adjective

NAmE//wɔnt//

, NAmE//wɑnt//

[not before noun] wont (to do something) (old-fashioned) (formal)

in the habit of doing something synonym accustomed He is wont to fall asleep after a big meal.

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