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Webster 1913 Edition

Women

Wom′en

,
Noun.
,
pl.
of
Woman
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Women

WOMEN

,
Noun.
plu.
of woman. pron. wimen. But it is supposed the word we pronounce is from Sax. wifman, and therefore should be written wimen.

Definition 2024

women

women

See also: wǒmen, wǒmén, and -women

English

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  • see the list in the lemma, woman

Noun

women pl

  1. plural form of woman
    Three women went for a walk.
    • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:women.

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Most common English words before 1923: speak · land · why · #357: women · cried · general · king

Etymology

From Middle English wimmen, from Old English wīfmenn ‎(“women”), from wīf ‎(“female”) + menn ‎(“men, persons, human beings”), equivalent to wife +‎ men.

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