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FOUNTAIN PEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fountain pen mean? 

FOUNTAIN PEN (noun)
  The noun FOUNTAIN PEN has 1 sense:

1. a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrelplay

  Familiarity information: FOUNTAIN PEN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FOUNTAIN PEN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fountain pen" is a kind of...):

pen (a writing implement with a point from which ink flows)

Meronyms (parts of "fountain pen"):

ink cartridge (a cartridge that contains ink and can be replaced)


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