Wan vs Wan - What's the difference?

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In obsolete terms the difference between wan and wan

is that wan is past tense of win while wan is past tense of win.

In computing terms the difference between wan and wan

is that wan is acronym of lang=en while wan is acronym of lang=en.

wan

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) .

Adjective

(wanner)

Pale, sickly-looking.

* Spenser

Sad to view, his visage pale and wan .

* Longfellow

the wan moon overhead

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Dim, faint.

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Bland, uninterested.

A wan expression

Noun

(-)

The quality of being wan; wanness.

* Tennyson

Tinged with wan from lack of sleep.

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Verb

(head)

(obsolete) (win)

Anagrams

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