"fanwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fanworks [plural]
Etymology: fan + work Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fan|work}} fan + work Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fanwork (countable and uncountable, plural fanworks)
  1. (architecture) Fan tracery. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-fanwork-en-noun-R53SyduV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 12 38 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 13 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 13 39 Topics: architecture
  2. A fan-shaped network of lines or projections. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fanwork-en-noun---6FyroQ Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 13 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: fanworks [plural]
Etymology: fan + work Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fan|work}} fan + work Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fanwork (countable and uncountable, plural fanworks)
  1. A creative work produced by a fan, based on a book, movie, television show, musical group, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fandom Hyponyms (creative work produced by a fan): fanart, fan fiction, fangame, fanvid
    Sense id: en-fanwork-en-noun-oopOdT3s Disambiguation of Fandom: 31 6 63 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 13 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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