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noun

son (of): Rabbi Ben Ezra

Origin: Heb ben

noun

Scot., Irish a mountain peak: Ben Nevis

Origin: Scot < Gael beann, akin to MIr benn, a peak: see pin

adverb,

within; inside

Origin: Scot < ME binne < OE be-, by + innan, in

noun

the inner room or living room of a cottage

See ben in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The inner room or parlor of a house with two rooms.

adverb

Inside; within.

preposition

Within.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , variant of binne, within

Origin: , from Old English binnan; see en in Indo-European roots

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