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- [fen]
- /fɛn/
- /fen/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fen]
- /fɛn/
Definitions of fen word
- noun fen low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh. 1
- noun fen the Fens, a marshy region W and S of The Wash, in E England. 1
- noun plural fen an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the People's Republic of China, the hundredth part of a yuan or the tenth part of a jiao. 1
- noun fen A low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land. 1
- noun fen marshland 1
- noun fen Chinese monetary unit 1
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Origin of fen
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Norse fen quagmire, Gothic fani mud, Dutch ven, German Fenn fen, bog
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Parts of speech for Fen
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fen popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fen
noun fen
- mire — a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- quagmire — an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
- moor — a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting NW Africa.
- bog — A bog is an area of land which is very wet and muddy.
- wetland — Often, wetlands. land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog.
Antonyms for fen
noun fen
- desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
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