name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
benet
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbɛnət/
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rhymes with -ɛnət
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/bɪˈnɛt/
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rhymes with -ɛt
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CMU ARPABET: B EH1 N AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: B AH0 N EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An exorcist, the third of the four lesser orders in the Roman Catholic church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
To catch in a net; ensnare.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To surround as by a net.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 5
United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: William Rose Benet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writer, author
noun
Meaning 6
United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Stephen Vincent Benet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: poet
History
Etymology
From French [Term?], from Latin benedictus (“blessed”).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epider. Proto-Indo-European *h1pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net English benet From be- + net.
Real reading context