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pencil
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The
Simple English Wikipedia
has an article on:
Pencil
pencil
is on the Basic English 850 List.
pen
-
pencil
-
person
Pronunciation
[
change
]
IPA
(
key
)
:
/pɛnsəl/
Audio (US)
(
file
)
Noun
[
change
]
Singular
pencil
Plural
pencils
A
pencil
.
(
countable
) A
pencil
is used for writing on
paper
. It is made of
wood
, and has a pencil "lead" that goes through the
middle
.
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