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women

The correct spelling is women.

How to pronounce women

/ˈwɪmən/
noun

IPA: /ˈwɪmən/

Say it like: Wom-en

The correct spelling is women. An adult female human.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.An adult female human.
  2. 2.(collective) All females collectively; womankind.
  3. 3.A female person, usually an adult; a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
  4. 4.A wife (or sometimes a fiancée or girlfriend).
  5. 5.A female who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)

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