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pen

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verb (1)

ˈpen How to pronounce pen (audio)
penned; penning

transitive verb

: to shut in or as if in a pen
The cattle were penned behind a wooden fence.

pen

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noun (1)

1
a
: a small enclosure for animals
b
: the animals in a pen
a pen of sheep
2
: a small place of confinement or storage
3
: a protected dock or slip for a submarine
4
: bullpen sense 2

pen

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noun (2)

1
: an implement for writing or drawing with ink or a similar fluid: such as
a
: quill
b
: pen point
c
: a penholder containing a pen point
d
: fountain pen
e
: ballpoint pen
2
a
: a writing instrument regarded as a means of expression
enlisted the pens of the best writers F. H. Chase
b
: writer
3
: the internal horny feather-shaped shell of a squid
4
: stylus sense d
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: a medical device for injecting drugs that resembles a fountain pen, contains a cartridge prefilled with usually several doses of medication, and when designed for multiple injections has a needle that is replaced after each use
insulin pens
People accidentally exposed to a food culprit can use the pen to inject themselves with a dose of epinephrine—also known as adrenaline—to avoid a severe allergic reaction. Walecia Konrad

pen

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verb (2)

penned; penning

transitive verb

: write, indite
pen a letter

pen

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noun (3)

: a female swan

pen

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noun (4)

: penitentiary

pen

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abbreviation (1)

peninsula

PEN

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abbreviation (2)

International Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists

Synonyms

Verb (1)

Noun (1)

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Noun (4)

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English pennen, from Old English -pennian

Noun (1)

Middle English, perhaps from pennen

Noun (2)

Middle English penne, from Anglo-French, feather, pen, from Latin penna, pinna feather; akin to Greek pteron wing — more at feather

Noun (3)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Verb (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

circa 1550, in the meaning defined above

Noun (4)

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pen was in the 13th century

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