"ball pen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ball pens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ball pen (plural ball pens)
  1. (Hong Kong, Pakistan, India, Philippines) Short for ballpoint pen. Tags: Hong-Kong, India, Pakistan, Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: ballpoint pen Categories (topical): Writing instruments Synonyms: ballpen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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