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ben1 definition

ben (ben)

noun

son (of) Rabbi Ben Ezra

Etymology: Heb ben

ben2 definition

ben (ben)

noun

Scot., Irish a mountain peak Ben Nevis

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

ben3 definition

ben (ben)

adverb,

within; inside

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

noun

the inner room or living room of a cottage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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