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HOW COME

\hˌa͡ʊ kˈʌm], \hˌa‍ʊ kˈʌm], \h_ˌaʊ k_ˈʌ_m]\

Definitions of HOW COME

2006 - WordNet 3.0

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question word; what is the reason (`how come' is a nonstandard variant); "why are you here?"; "how come he got an ice cream cone but I didn't?"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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