Meaning of pen in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /pɛn/

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  1. Verb

    pen

    Definitions

    1. produce a literary work

    Examples

    • « She composed a poem »
    • « He wrote four novels »

    Derived terms

  2. Noun

    pen

    Etymology

    Middle English (originally denoting a feather with a sharpened quill): from Old French penne, from Latin penna‘feather’ (in late Latin ‘pen’)

    Definitions

    1. a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

    Derived terms

  3. 2. an enclosure for confining livestock
  4. 3. a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
  5. 4. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
  6. 5. female swan

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