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- pronunciation:
- pen
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
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noun |
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A pen is a long, thin tool used for writing or drawing in ink.
If you make a mistake using a pen, you can't erase it like you can with a pencil.
- similar words:
- marker
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The English word
pen comes from
penna, the Latin word for "feather." Writing was done with a feather pen for over a thousand years. The "penknife" is so called because it was used to sharpen the point of a feather pen.