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peine¹

Where it comes from

From Old French peine,

from Latin poena,

from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”). Doublet of pain.

noun peines

  1. countable, uncountable Pain or punishment.

Peine²

proper noun Peines

  1. A surname.

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"peine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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peine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/peine

Chicago

"peine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peine.

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@misc{peine_2026,
  title = {peine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}