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yen

Pronunciation: (yen), [key]
—n.,
—pl. yen.
1. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbr.: Y
2. a former silver coin of Japan.

yen

Pronunciation: (yen), [key]
—n., v., yenned, yen•ning. Informal.

—n.
a desire or craving: I had a yen for apple pie.

—v.i.
to have a craving; yearn.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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