Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veg*n

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
veg-*n
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Vegetarian and/or vegan.

noun

Vegetarian and/or vegan; a person who may either eat no animal flesh or eat no animal products at all.

Etymology

Also spelled 'veg*an', derived from vegan and vegetarian and the use in computer languages of * as a wildcard

Inflected Forms

more veg*n (comparative) most veg*n (superlative) veg*ns (plural)

Derived Forms

veg*nism veg*anism

Frequently Paired Words

Wikipedia:Vegetarianism Wikipedia:Veganism

Synonyms

veg(etari)an

Questions

What does veg*n mean?
Vegetarian and/or vegan.
Where does veg*n come from?
Also spelled 'veg*an', derived from vegan and vegetarian and the use in computer languages of * as a wildcard

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