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wen1 definition

wen (wen)

noun

a benign skin tumor, esp. of the scalp, consisting of a cyst in which sebaceous matter has been retained

Etymology: ME wenne < OE wenn, akin to wund, a wound

wen2 definition

wen (wen)

noun

a rune in the Old English alphabet (Ƿ), used to represent the labiovelar semivowel: in Middle English orthography it was replaced by the letter w

Etymology: ME < OE, var. of win, joy, bliss

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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