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wan
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intransitive verb
WAN
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Adjective
Synonyms: Adjective
ashen, ashy, blanched, cadaverous, doughy, livid, lurid, mealy, pale, paled, pallid, pasty, peaked
Antonyms: Adjective
blooming, florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine
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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1578, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1983, in the meaning defined above
Middle English, from Old English wann dark, livid
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