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  • 11Wen — (w[e^]n), n. [AS. wenn; akin to D. wen, LG. wenne.] (Med.) An indolent, encysted tumor of the skin; especially, a sebaceous cyst. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12wen — O.E. wenn a wen, wart, a W.Gmc. word (Cf. M.L.G. wene, Du. wen, dial. Ger. Wenne) of uncertain origin …

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  • 13wen — wen1 [wen] n. [ME wenne < OE wenn, akin to wund, a WOUND1] a benign skin tumor, esp. of the scalp, consisting of a cyst in which sebaceous matter has been retained wen2 [wen] n. [ME < OE, var. of win, joy, bliss] a rune in the Old English… …

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  • 14wen — [Basiswortschatz (Rating 1 1500)] Auch: • wer • wem • der • die • das • welche …

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  • 15Wen-li — W[^e]n li , n. [Chin. w[^e]n li.] The higher literary idiom of Chinese, that of the canonical books and of all composition pretending to literary standing. It employs a classical or academic diction, and a more condensed and sententious style… …

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  • 16wen — n. type of a harmless skin cyst that contains fatty secretion secreted by the sebaceous gland; ; runic letter used in Old English …

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  • 17wen- Ⅰ — *wen germ.?, Verb: nhd. gern haben; ne. like (Verb); Hinweis: s. *weni ; Etymologie: idg. *u̯en (1), *u̯enə , Verb, streben, wünschen, lieben, erreichen, gewinnen, siegen, Pokorny 1146; …

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  • 18wen- Ⅱ — *wen germ.?, Verb: nhd. verletzen; ne. hurt (Verb); Hinweis: s. *wunda ; Etymologie: s. ing. *u̯en (2), Verb, schlagen, verletzen, Pokorny 1147; vergleiche …

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  • 19weń — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 17}}ZOB. {{/stl 17}}{{stl 7}} ń {{/stl 7}} …

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  • 20wen — ► NOUN ▪ a boil or other swelling or growth on the skin. ORIGIN Old English …

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