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Added 9 October 2026

wen

/wɛn/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about wen at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked.

Origin

From Middle English wen, wenne, from Old English wenn, wænn (“wen”), from Proto-Germanic *wanjaz. Cognate with Dutch wen (“goiter”), Low German Ween (“wen”), dialectal German Wenne (“wen”), Danish van, væne.

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