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solen

/ˈsəʊlən/

solen noun: a cradle, as for a broken limb.

Noun

solen (plural solens)

  1. A cradle, as for a broken limb.
  2. Any marine bivalve mollusk belonging to the genus Solen; a razor clam.

Proper noun capitalized: Solen

Solen

  1. A city and village in North Dakota.

Forms of solen

pluralsolens

Origin of solen

From Ancient Greek σωλήν (sōlḗn).

Words formed from solen

Questions about solen

What does solen mean?
Solen means a cradle, as for a broken limb.
What part of speech is solen?
Solen can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce solen?
Solen is pronounced /ˈsəʊlən/.
What is the plural of solen?
The plural of solen is solens.

Words near solen in the dictionary

  1. solempte
  2. Solems
  3. solemydid
  4. solemyid
  5. solemyids
  6. solen
  7. solenacean
  8. solenaceans
  9. solenaceous
  10. solendovirus
  11. solendoviruses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: solen (page history and authors); Solen (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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