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benedick

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: B EH1 N AH0 D IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: benedict

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: husband, hubby, married man

History

Etymology

From the character in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.