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Synonyms

bog
marsh
marshland
mire
morass
muskeg
quag
quagmire
slough
swamp
swampland
wetland

fen (fĕn)

[Middle English, from Old English fenn.]

noun

Low, flat, swampy land; a bog or marsh.

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