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ink pen

ink pen noun: a writing pen.

Noun

ink pen (plural ink pens)

  1. (US, pin-pen-merger, retronym) A writing pen.

Forms of ink pen

pluralink pens

Origin of ink pen

In language varieties with a vowel merger, words that formerly were audibly distinguishable become homophonous, and one way to restore some audible differentiability to such a pair is by retronymy.

Questions about ink pen

What does ink pen mean?
Ink pen means a writing pen.
What part of speech is ink pen?
Ink pen is a noun.
What is the plural of ink pen?
The plural of ink pen is ink pens.

Words near ink pen in the dictionary

  1. ink jet printers
  2. ink jets
  3. ink monitor
  4. ink pad
  5. ink pads
  6. ink pen
  7. ink pot
  8. ink pots
  9. ink sac
  10. ink sacs
  11. ink slinger

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