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wen1

Syllabification: (wen)
Pronunciation: /wen/
Definition of wen

noun

  • a boil or other swelling or growth on the skin, especially a sebaceous cyst.
  • archaic an outstandingly large or overcrowded city:the great wen of London

Origin:

Old English wen(n), of unknown origin; compare with Low German wehne 'tumor, wart'

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