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Definition of FEN: low land that is covered wholly or partly with water unless artificially drained and that usually has peaty alkaline soil and characteristic flora (as of sedges and reeds) Origin of FENMiddle English, from Old English fenn; akin to Old High German fenna fen, Sanskrit paṅka mud First Known Use: before 12th century
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