"veg*n" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more veg*n [comparative], most veg*n [superlative]
Etymology: Also spelled 'veg*an', derived from vegan and vegetarian and the use in computer languages of * as a wildcard Head templates: {{en-adj}} veg*n (comparative more veg*n, superlative most veg*n)
  1. Vegetarian and/or vegan. Categories (topical): Vegetarianism
    Sense id: en-veg*n-en-adj-~jYzgF~p Disambiguation of Vegetarianism: 45 55

Noun

Forms: veg*ns [plural]
Etymology: Also spelled 'veg*an', derived from vegan and vegetarian and the use in computer languages of * as a wildcard Head templates: {{en-noun}} veg*n (plural veg*ns)
  1. Vegetarian and/or vegan; a person who may either eat no animal flesh or eat no animal products at all. Categories (topical): Vegetarianism Synonyms: veg(etari)an Derived forms: veg*nism, veg*anism Related terms: Wikipedia:Vegetarianism, Wikipedia:Veganism
    Sense id: en-veg*n-en-noun-QwZem96F Disambiguation of Vegetarianism: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 6 94

Inflected forms

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