women
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/ˈwɪm.ɪn/
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/ˈwɪm.ɪn/ · /ˈwɪm.ɪn/(US) · /ˈwɪm.ən/(US) · /ˈwʊm.ən/(US) · /ˈwʊm.ən/ · /ˈwəm.ən/ · /ʋɪ.men/ · /ʋɪ.mɛːn/
Definition of women
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(form-of, plural)plural of woman
“Three women went for a walk.”
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:women.”
“Since the outbreak of war women have been recruited for many grades of railway work. The number of women clerks has been increased greatly, and women are performing invaluable work as porters, motor drivers, carriage cleaners, and telephone operators, as well as in a variety of other capacities.”
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noun
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(form-of, plural)plural of woman
“Three women went for a walk.”
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:women.”
“Since the outbreak of war women have been recruited for many grades of railway work. The number of women clerks has been increased greatly, and women are performing invaluable work as porters, motor drivers, carriage cleaners, and telephone operators, as well as in a variety of other capacities.”
- (alt-of, misspelling)Misspelling of woman.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable)Clipping of women's team, used in club names, as in [Club Name] Women.
“Arsenal Women and Chelsea Women are the biggest women's football teams in England.”
name
- The fourth sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English wimmen, from Old English wīfmenn (“women”), from wīf (“female”) + menn (“men, persons, human beings”), equivalent to wife + men. Spelling (with o) influenced by the singular; see woman for more.
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