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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:
before 1000; Middle English, Old English wenn; cognate with Dutch wen
before 1000; Middle English, Old English wenn; cognate with Dutch wen
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noun
wynn.
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wen1 (wɛn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | pathol a sebaceous cyst, esp one occurring on the scalp |
| 2. | a large overcrowded city (esp London in the phrase the great wen) |
| [Old English wenn; related to Danish dialect van, væne, Dutch wenn] | |
| wen2 (wɛn) | |
| —n | |
| a rune having the sound of Modern English w | |
| [Old English wen, wyn] | |
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Word Origin & History
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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Medical Dictionary
wen (wěn)
n.
See sebaceous cyst.
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