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pen pal
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pen pal
(noun)
pen pal
noun
plural
pen pals
pen pal
noun
plural
pen pals
Britannica Dictionary definition of PEN PAL
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:
a person (such as someone in a foreign country) who you exchange letters with even though you have never met
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called also
(British)
pen friend
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