wen

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noun
  1. Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.

  2. British. a large, crowded city or a crowded urban district: London is the great wen of England.

Origin of wen

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First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English wenn; cognate with Dutch wen

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[ wen ]

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for wen (1 of 2)

wen1

/ (wɛn) /


noun
  1. pathol a sebaceous cyst, esp one occurring on the scalp

  2. a large overcrowded city (esp London in the phrase the great wen)

Origin of wen

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Old English wenn; related to Danish dialect van, væne, Dutch wenn

British Dictionary definitions for wen (2 of 2)

wen2

/ (wɛn) /


noun
  1. a rune having the sound of Modern English w

Origin of wen

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Old English wen, wyn

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