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Wain en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /weɪn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A surname.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Charles' Wain.
   alt of Charles' Wain
   • Bee! thou little mundane bird! Fly away to where I bid thee; O'er the moon, beneath the sun, Behind the lofty heaven's stars, Close by the Wain's axle - fly To the great Creator's court. 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 315:
3. (countable, uncountable) A village in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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