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wane
[ weyn ]
/ weÉȘn /
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verb (used without object), waned, wan·ing.
noun
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Idioms about wane
on the wane, decreasing; diminishing: The popularity of that song is on the wane.
Origin of wane
First recorded before 900; Middle English verb wanen, Old English wanian âto lessenâ; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle High German wanen, Old Norse vana âto cause to wane, destroyâ
Words nearby wane
w. & f., wandoo, Wandorobo, wandsman, Wandsworth, wane, waned, waney, Wang An Shi, Wanganui, Wang Ching-wei
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British Dictionary definitions for wane
wane
/ (weÉȘn) /
verb (intr)
noun
Derived forms of wane
waney or wany, adjectiveWord Origin for wane
Old English wanian (vb); related to wan-, prefix indicating privation, wana defect, Old Norse vana
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Other Idioms and Phrases with wane
wane
see wax and wane.
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