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Definition of 'fen'Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) ).
Noun
( en-noun)
a type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline
* 1842 ,
- In dark fens of the Dismal Swamp / The hunted Negro lay; [...]
Derived terms
* fenlike
* fennish
See also
* bog
* everglade
* marsh
* swamp
* wetland
Etymology 2
From (fan), by analogy with (men) as the plural of (man).
Noun
fen' (p) (''singular:'' ' fan )
a plural form of fan used by enthusiasts of science fiction, fantasy, and anime, partly from whimsy and partly to distinguish themselves from fans of sport, etc.
* 1951 , Winthrop Sargeant, Through the Interstellar Looking Glass'' (in ''Life magazine, 21 May 1951)
- Sad to relate, however, some of the European delegates were probably insurgents rather than true fen .
Coordinate terms
* fenne
Derived terms
* actifen
* confen
* eofen
* fakefen
* femme fen
* femfen
* femmefen
* fringefen
* litfen
* mediafen
* neofen
* passifen
* stfen
* trufan
* zinefen
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Similar to 'fen'fan, fawn, fun, fin, fain, faun, foon, fon, foin, fn, feen, faan
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