"jane" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒeɪn/ Forms: janes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: From Old French Jannes (“Genoway”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|Jannes||Genoway}} Old French Jannes (“Genoway”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} jane (plural janes)
  1. (obsolete) A silver Genovese coin, first used in England in the 14th century. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Prostitution
    Sense id: en-jane-en-noun-TnX1~lcD Disambiguation of Prostitution: 34 9 36 21 Categories (other): English undefined derivations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒeɪn/ Forms: janes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: Alternative forms. Head templates: {{en-noun}} jane (plural janes)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Jane, a woman. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Jane (extra: a woman)
    Sense id: en-jane-en-noun-rfyufYEt
  2. Alternative spelling of jean Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: jean Categories (topical): Prostitution
    Sense id: en-jane-en-noun-kp2Lcpab Disambiguation of Prostitution: 34 9 36 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 6 57 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 8 55 12
  3. A female client of a prostitute. Categories (topical): Prostitution
    Sense id: en-jane-en-noun-FCTHK-9N Disambiguation of Prostitution: 34 9 36 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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