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Topic: word of the day: fen

boof started this discussion 2 hours ago #136,991

fen --Merriam-Webster
1 of 2
noun (1)
ˈfen
: low land that is covered wholly or partly with water unless artificially drained and that usually has peaty alkaline soil and characteristic flora (as of sedges and reeds)

fen
2 of 2
noun (2)
ˈfən
plural fen
: a monetary subunit of the yuan


Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English fenn; akin to Old High German fenna fen, Sanskrit paṅka mud
Noun (2)
Chinese (Beijing) fēn

First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1916, in the meaning defined above

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