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wen

1  [wen]
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–noun
1. Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, esp. 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:
bef. 1000; ME, OE wenn; c. D wen
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2  [wen]
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wynn.

wynn

  [win]
–noun
a character (ƿ) representing the sound (w) in Old English and early Middle English manuscripts, based on a rune with the same phonetic value.
Also, wen.

Origin:
bef. 1100; ME wen, OE wyn(n), special use of wyn(n) joy (see winsome, wish )
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wen 1   (wěn)   
n.  A harmless cyst, especially on the scalp or face, containing the fatty secretion of a sebaceous gland.

[Middle English, from Old English; see wen-2 in Indo-European roots.]
wen 2   (wěn)   
n.  Variant of wynn.
wynn   (wĭn)   
n.  An Old English rune having the sound (w) and used in Old English and early Middle English writing.

[Old English; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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wen 
O.E. wenn "a wen, wart," a W.Gmc. word (cf. M.L.G. wene, Du. wen, dial. Ger. Wenne) of uncertain origin.
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Language Translation for : wen
Spanish: a quién, *quiénes,
German: wen, wem,
Japanese: だれを
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Main Entry: wen
Pronunciation: 'wen
Function: noun
: SEBACEOUS CYST;broadly : an abnormal growth or a cyst protruding from a surface especially of the skin
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wen (wěn)
n.
See sebaceous cyst.

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