"offen" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more offen [comparative], most offen [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} offen (comparative more offen, superlative most offen)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of often. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: often
    Sense id: en-offen-en-adv-dMIX3tWo Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 81 5 0 2 12 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 3 0 1 7 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Forms: more offen [comparative], most offen [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} offen (comparative more offen, superlative most offen)
  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of off Tags: alt-of, alternative, dialectal Alternative form of: off
    Sense id: en-offen-en-adv-HwNzRPFu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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