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wan1 definition

wan (wän)

adjective wanner wan′·ner, wannest wan′·nest

  1. sickly pale; pallid a wan complexion
  2. faint or weak in a way suggestive of sickness or great weariness, sadness, etc. a wan smile
  3. pale, dim, faint, etc. a wan light

Etymology: ME < OE wann, dark

transitive verb, intransitive verb wanned, wanning wan′·ning

Now Rare to make or become sickly pale

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wan2 definition

wan (wan)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

Obsolete win
WAN definition

WAN (wan)

noun

wide area network: a computer network (sense ) of geographically distant computers, terminals, etc.

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