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spleen
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spleen
(noun)
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spleen
/
ˈ
spliːn/
noun
plural
spleens
spleen
/
ˈ
spliːn/
noun
plural
spleens
Learner's definition of SPLEEN
1
[
count
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:
an organ located near your stomach that destroys worn-out red blood cells and produces white blood cells
a ruptured
spleen
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literary
:
feelings of anger
I listened patiently while she
vented her spleen
. [=while she expressed her angry feelings]
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