adj
Meaning 1
Good.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete
Qualifier: thieves' cant
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Standard Lemma guide
bene
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Pronunciation
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/biːn/
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rhymes with -iːn
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homophone: bean
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homophone: been
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CMU ARPABET: B EH1 N AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative form of benne (“sesame”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
Tongue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete
Qualifier: thieves' cant
Examples
- Stowe your bene!
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noun
Meaning 6
Abbreviation of eggs Benedict, an egg dish
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: food, lifestyle
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verb
Meaning 7
Misspelling of been.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling
Examples
- That would of^([sic]) bene a good idea...
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History
Etymology
UK C16. Probably from Latin bene or Italian bene.
From Middle English bene, from Old English bēn (“prayer, request, petition, favour, compulsory service”), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“supplication”). Cognate with Danish bøn (“prayer”), Swedish bön (“prayer”), Icelandic bæn (“prayer”), Icelandic bón (“request”). Related to ban. See also boon, bee.
Clipping of eggs benedict