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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a yearning for something or to do something [syn: hankering, yen]
2: the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen v
1: have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" [syn: ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural yen) Etymology: Japanese en Date: 1875 — see money table II. noun Etymology: obsolete English argot yen-yen craving for opium, from Chinese (Guangdong) y?n-yáhn, from y?n opium + yáhn craving Date: 1906 a strong desire or propensity ; longing <a yen for the sea>; also urge, craving <a yen for ice cream> III. intransitive verb (yenned; yenning) Date: circa 1919 to have an intense desire ; long, yearn

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. (pl. same) the chief monetary unit of Japan. Etymology: Jap. f. Chin. yuan round, dollar 2. n. & v. colloq. --n. a longing or yearning. --v.intr. (yenned, yenning) feel a longing. Etymology: Chin. dial.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Yen Yen, n. The unit of value and account in Japan. Since Japan's adoption of the gold standard, in 1897, the value of the yen has been about 50 cents. The yen is equal to 100 sen.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ye Y"["e] ([=e]"e), n.; pl. Y["e]n ([=e]"en). An eye. [Obs.] From his y["e]n ran the water down. --Chaucer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(yen) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The yen is the unit of currency used in Japan. She's got a part-time job for which she earns 2,000 yen a month. N-COUNT: usu num N • The yen is also used to refer to the Japanese currency system. ...sterling's devaluation against the dollar and the yen. N-SING: the N 2. If you have a yen to do something, you have a strong desire to do it. Mike had a yen to try cycling... = yearning N-SING: usu a N, N to-inf, N for n

Moby Thesaurus

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