"pennal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pennals [plural]
Etymology: From German Pennal, from Latin penna (“feather, quill”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Pennal}} German Pennal, {{der|en|la|penna||feather, quill}} Latin penna (“feather, quill”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pennal (plural pennals)
  1. (historical) A freshman at a German university. Tags: historical Derived forms: pennalism
    Sense id: en-pennal-en-noun-PtuXHQTF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 92 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 3 4

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