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Meaning
Noun
●
A
prayer
; a petition.
●
In Northern England English, Scottish English, Foods & Spices and herbs:
Ben-room: The
inner
room
of a two-room
hut
or
shack
(
as opposed to
the but).
●
In Brassicales order plants, Foods & Spices and herbs:
A
tree
, Moringa oleifera or
horseradish tree
of Arabia and India, which
produces
oil
of ben.
●
The
winged
seed
of the
ben
tree.
●
The
oil
of the
ben
seed.
●
In Spices and herbs:
Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).
●
A Scottish or Irish
mountain
or high peak.
●
In British English, Theater, Foods & Spices and herbs:
A
benefit
(performance to
raise
funds).
●
In American English:
A US$100
bill
, which
bears
a
portrait
of Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the
plural
form to
indicate
large
sums
of money.
Prep
●
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
In, into.
Adv
●
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
Inside.
Adj
●
In Foods & Spices and herbs:
Inner, interior.
●
In British English, Thieves' cant, Foods & Spices and herbs:
Alternative
spelling
of
bene
; good.
Name
●
A
shortening
of the
male
given name
Benjamin or, less often, of Benedict.
●
The
capital city
of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.
●
A
county
of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.
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Origin
ben
English
beinn
Guarequena
ben
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Bene
Moringa
Bin
Mountain
Drumstick Tree
Horseradish Tree
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