"penlite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: penlites [plural]
Etymology: From pen + lite. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pen|lite}} pen + lite Head templates: {{en-noun}} penlite (plural penlites)
  1. Dated form of penlight. Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: penlight
    Sense id: en-penlite-en-noun-TkbL91kw
  2. (dated) A battery or cell of size AA, size AAA, or size N. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-penlite-en-noun-~hJ3YZbW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68

Inflected forms

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