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单词 pen pal
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pen pal

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noun

a person with whom one keeps up an exchange of letters, usually someone so far away that a personal meeting is unlikely: My niece in Texas has a pen pal in France.

Origin of pen pal

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Words nearby pen pal

pennywort, pennyworth, Penobscot, Penobscot Bay, penology, pen pal, penpoint, pen pusher, Penrith, Penrose, Pensacola
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Example sentences from the Web for pen pal

  • But Lovell says inmates who are involved in pen-pal relationships tend to do better in prison.

    Death-Row Pen Pals|Deidre Depke|November 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for pen pal

pen pal

noun

a person with whom one regularly exchanges letters, often a person in another country whom one has not metAlso called: pen friend
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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