noun
Meaning 1
A writing pen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, pin-pen-merger, retronym
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Phrase guide
ink pen
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Etymology
In language varieties with a vowel merger, words that formerly were audibly distinguishable become homophonous, and one way to restore some audible differentiability to such a pair is by retronymy.