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Meaning of "the pen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE PEN

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WHAT DOES THE PEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of the pen in the English dictionary

The definition of the pen in the dictionary is writing as an occupation. Other definition of the pen is the written word.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE PEN

the paranormal
the Parcae
the park
the past
the Peloponnese
the Peninsula
the Pennsylvania Dutch
the Pennsylvanian
the penny dropped
the people
the Perigordian
the Permian
the Peter Principle
the Phanerozoic
the pictures
the Pilgrim Fathers
the pill
the pinch
the Pinta
the pipes

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE PEN

ball pen
ballpoint pen
cartridge pen
catching pen
data pen
digital pen
drawing pen
felt pen
felt-tip pen
fiber-tip pen
fibre-tip pen
fountain pen
light pen
mapping pen
marker pen
medium-fine pen
quill pen
sea pen
submarine pen

Synonyms and antonyms of the pen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the pen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE PEN

Find out the translation of the pen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the pen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the pen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la pluma
570 millions of speakers

English

the pen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कलम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القلم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ручка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

a caneta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কলমটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le stylo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

der Stift
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pena
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bút
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேனா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la penna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

długopis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ручка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pen-
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το στυλό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die pen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pennan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pennen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the pen

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE PEN»

The term «the pen» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.837 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of the pen
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «the pen».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE PEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the pen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the pen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the pen

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10 QUOTES WITH «THE PEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the pen.
1
Lemon Andersen
For the last 15 years that I have been performing, all I ever wanted to do was transcend poetry to the world. See, it wasn't enough for me to write a book. It wasn't enough for me to join a slam competition, and while those things hold weight, it wasn't the driving force that pushes the pen to the pad.
2
Abdallah II of Jordan
The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
3
Josephine Baker
You must get an education. You must go to school, and you must learn to protect yourself. And you must learn to protect yourself with the pen, and not the gun.
4
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
The pen is mightier than the sword.
5
Julia Cameron
When we put the pen to paper, we articulate things in our life that we may have felt vague about. Before you write about something, somebody says, 'How do you feel?' and you say, 'Oh, I feel okay.' Then you write about it, and you discover you don't feel okay.
6
Billy Collins
The pen is an instrument of discovery rather than just a recording implement. If you write a letter of resignation or something with an agenda, you're simply using a pen to record what you have thought out.
7
Grace Darling
Inflated descriptions by the pen or exaggerated illustrations by the pencil.
8
Nelson DeMille
I used the pen name because I knew I wanted to write better novels under my own name someday.
9
Marty Feldman
The pen is mightier than the sword, and considerably easier to write with.
10
Marty Feldman
The pen is mightier than the sword, and is considerably easier to write with.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE PEN»

Discover the use of the pen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the pen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Pen and Ink Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's ...
This resource covers all the materials and techniques of drawing with ink.very type of pen, brush, ink, drawing surface and technique is described.
Joseph A. Smith, 1999
2
The Pen Turner's Bible: The Art of Creating Custom Pens
With tutorials on both wood and metal lathes, this guide goes beyond step-by-step processes, encouraging wood turners to use their imaginations and adopt this classic art as their own."
Richard Kleinhenz, 2012
3
The Power of the Pen: Translation & Censorship in ...
This interdisciplinary collection investigates the relations between translation and different forms and systems of censorship that were operating in nineteenth-century Europe.
Denise Merkle, 2010
4
The Obstinate Pen
Uncle Flood is very pleased with his new pen until he tries to write with it and finds that it writes only what it wants to for him, and the series of people who try it after him, until finally his nephew Horace tries something new.
‎2012
5
Rendering in Pen and Ink: The Classic Book On Pen and Ink ...
Arthur L. Guptill's classic Rendering in Pen and Ink has long been regarded as the most comprehensive book ever published on the subject of ink drawing.
Arthur L. Guptill, 2014
6
Dancing with the pen: the learner as a writer
Discusses New Zealand's beliefs about literacy learning and teaching.
New Zealand Staff Ministry Of Education, New Zealand. Learning Media, 1992
7
The Brush and the Pen: Odilon Redon and Literature
French symbolist artist Odilon Redon (1840–1916) seemed to thrive at the intersection of literature and art. Known as “the painter-writer,” he drew on the works of Poe, Baudelaire, Flaubert, and Mallarmé for his subject matter.
Dario Gamboni, 2011
8
Claiming the Pen: Women and Intellectual Life in the Early ...
These vignettes bracket a century of change in white southern women's lives. Claiming the Pen offers the first intellectual history of early southern women.
Catherine Kerrison, 2006
9
The Crescent and the Pen: The Strange Journey of Taslima Nasreen
'The Crescent and the Pen' tells the story of exiled Bengali writer Taslima NOasreen, a fascinating tale of literary intrigue and international politics."
Hanifa Deen, 2006
10
The Word, the Pen, and the Pistol: Literature and Power in ...
This postcolonial study explores the Western myth of Tahiti as a paradise, as well as the complex and diverse ways the Maohi people have responded to this myth.
Robert Nicole, 2001

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE PEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the pen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Claudia Rankine and Ian Buruma shine at 2015 PEN awards
In an auditorium at the New School in New York on Monday night one of the quieter events of the literary season took place: the PEN awards. Given by the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. The pen [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/the-pen>. May 2024 ».
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