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pen 1  (pn)
n.
1. An instrument for writing or drawing with ink or similar fluid, especially:
a. A ballpoint pen.
b. A fountain pen.
c. A pen point.
d. A penholder and its pen point.
e. A quill.
2. An instrument for writing regarded as a means of expression: "Tyranny has no enemy so formidable as the pen" (William Cobbett).
3. A writer or an author: a hired pen.
4. A style of writing: wrote plays with a witty pen.
5. pens Pinions.
6. The chitinous internal shell of a squid.
tr.v. penned, pen·ning, pens
To write or compose with or as if with a pen.

[Middle English penne, from Old French, from Late Latin penna, from Latin, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

penner n.

pen 2  (pn)
n.
1.
a. A fenced enclosure for animals.
b. The animals kept in such an enclosure.
c. Any of various enclosures, such as a bullpen or playpen, used for a variety of purposes.
2. A repair dock for submarines.
tr.v. penned or pent (pnt), pen·ning, pens
To confine in or as if in a pen. See Synonyms at enclose.

[Middle English, from Old English penn.]

pen 3  (pn)
n.
A female swan.

[Origin unknown.]

pen 4  (pn)
n. Informal
A penitentiary; a prison.

[Short for penitentiary.]

PEN [pɛn]
n acronym for
(Literary & Literary Critical Movements) International Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Novelists

pen1
n
1. an implement for writing or drawing using ink, formerly consisting of a sharpened and split quill, and now of a metal nib attached to a holder See also ballpoint, fountain pen
2. the writing end of such an implement; nib
3. style of writing
the pen
a.  (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (Business / Professions) writing as an occupation
b.  the written word the pen is mightier than the sword
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the long horny internal shell of a squid
vb pens, penning, penned
(tr) to write or compose
[Old English pinne, from Late Latin penna (quill) pen, from Latin: feather]

pen2
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) an enclosure in which domestic animals are kept sheep pen
2. any place of confinement
3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a dock for servicing submarines, esp one having a bombproof roof
vb pens, penning, penned, pent
(tr) to enclose or keep in a pen
[Old English penn, perhaps related to pin]

pen3
n
(Law) US and Canadian informal short for penitentiary [1]

pen4
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a female swan
[of unknown origin]

pen


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